BlockChestnut Knoll, Delaware
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It lies in ZIP code area 19963. The Survey maps it on the Milford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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.
- 1918 USGS Cedar Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Cedar Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Cedar Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Cedar Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Milford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Seaford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Milford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Chestnut Knoll in 2015, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Delaware Forest Service | TOBERT FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Chestnut Knoll: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barber Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barber Sand and Gravel Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Porter Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Porter Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stayton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Staytons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| William M. Killen Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| William M. Killen Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chestnut Knoll in 12 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 heavy rain, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Lightning | Chestnut Knoll | $5,000 | A lightning strike and ensuing fire damaged a home in Milford. No injuries were reported. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut Knoll | - | There were multiple reports of large trees blown down in Milford. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut Knoll | - | Multiple trees down on the south side of Milford, including one tree into a house. Time estimated from radar. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut Knoll | - | Several reports of downed trees and power lines near Milford. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Chestnut Knoll | - | Heavy rain reported in Millford. The twenty-four hour rainfall total recorded by the DEOS rain gage at Milford was 3.10 inches, with 2.99 inches falling in just 2 hours. |
| July 2020 | Heavy Rain | Chestnut Knoll | - | Heavy rain reported in Milford. The twenty-four hour rainfall total recorded by the DEOS rain gage at Milford was 3.10 inches, with 2.99 inches falling in just 2 hours. |
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Chestnut Knoll | - | A tornado touched down north of the intersection of Shawnee Rd and Old Shawnee Rd in southwest Milford (Sussex County) around 8:25 AM on August|4. Tree damage was found in this area. The tornado initially moved north-northeast as it tracked towards the Kent County line. There was extensive tree damage from Meadow Brook and |Evergreen lanes north to Haven Lake, which divides the two counties. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped. The tornado remained on the ground as it crossed the lake into Kent County. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Chestnut Knoll | - | Locally heavy rain resulted in widespread roadway flooding in Milford. Many roads became impassable. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Chestnut Knoll | - | Several roads in Milford were closed due to flash flooding. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut Knoll | - | Trees downed in Milford due to thunderstorm winds onto a road. |
| September 2016 | Heavy Rain | Chestnut Knoll | - | Just over 3 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut Knoll | - | A trained Skywarn Spotter chasing a severe thunderstorm noticed it knocked down numerous trees and wires from Chestnut Knoll to Ellendale. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| South Milford (historical) | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lakewood | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Bowen Landing | 3.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lakewood Development | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| The Heath | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Wisseman Acres | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Evergreen Acres | 3.6 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 216886. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.