Woods Mills, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Schuyler Falls town. It lies in ZIP code area 12918. It stands on Sandburn Brook. The Survey maps it on the Morrisonville quadrangle.
Then and now
1913 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1913 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Dannemora quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Lake Champlain quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Morrisonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Lake Champlain North quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
157 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 157 fires within 5 miles of Woods Mills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 182 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 31 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 84 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 19 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Woods Mills: 6 producers, 3 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adcock No. 1 & 2 Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Adcott Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barcomb Development | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morrisonville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morrisonville Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Old Town Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Salmon River Road Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Beekmantown Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Town of Beekmantown Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadyville | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Morrisonville | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Elsinore | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| West Plattsburgh | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Beartown | 4.9 miles | 24 | |
| Schuyler Falls | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Dannemora | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| West Beekmantown | 6.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971709. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.






