Wright, New York
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Putnam town. It lies in ZIP code area 12861. It stands on Charter Brook. The Survey maps it on the Ticonderoga quadrangle.
Then and now
1894 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 95 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
11 surveys from 37 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.
- 1894 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1896 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1902 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:24000, 9 printings
- 1950 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Ticonderoga quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
58 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Wright between 1993 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 10 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 | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 27 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | ROGERS ROCK FIRE |
| 17 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Wright: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1888, 1905 | |
| Unnamed | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1825, 1845 | |
| Donovan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| La Vallee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| La Vallee Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam | 3.8 miles | 31 | |
| Putnam Station | 4.6 miles | 31 | |
| Glenburnie | 4.7 miles | 37 | |
| Dresden | 9.0 miles | 31 | |
| Chubbs Dock | 11.6 miles | 31 | |
| Clemons | 11.8 miles | 31 | |
| Dresden Center | 12.0 miles | 31 | |
| Huletts Landing | 13.0 miles | 30 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 973296. 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.










