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91 National Register listings published here, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Bronx County is the borough of the Bronx. 67 topographic sheets cover 53 settlements here, and 91 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
91 National Register listings published here, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Flown by the U.S. Geological Survey between 1937 and 1989, the Aerial Photo Single Frames collection is the definitive mid-century view of the land: fields, roads and rivers as the camera saw them. The Survey holds 587 frames inside the rectangle that bounds this county; the 30 frames below were taken over the county itself, chosen across the decades of flights (at most four a year from that rectangle), so one flight cannot crowd out the rest. The full set is free to browse and download at EarthExplorer under the dataset Aerial Photo Single Frames.






























The thermometers that kept this county's weather, and the gages that measured the flow of its streams, as the federal records hold them. The extremes below are measured values from those records, not estimates.
Who lived here in 1950, one enumeration district at a time, as the Census Bureau described each district. Each row opens its official National Archives result, with Population Schedules and ED Maps available there.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 2,108 of them, burning about 534 acres. 132 started naturally and 122 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1493 |
| Natural | 132 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 122 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 117 |
| Smoking | 113 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 1 July 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 16 August 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 26 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 3 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 11 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 13 March 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 151 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, 22 injuries and about $60,575,250 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Flash Flood | 60 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 42 |
| Heavy Rain | 16 |
| Flood | 15 |
| Hail | 11 |
| Lightning | 6 |
| Tornado | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Lightning | Wakefield | 1 killed, 6 hurt | Six people were struck by lightning at Orchard Beach. They were all transported to the hospital. One of them, a 13-year-old boy died due to his injuries. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bronx | 1 killed, 2 hurt | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelham Bay Park | 1 killed, 2 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Spuyten Duyvil | 7 hurt, $150,000 | The tornado touched down on the grounds of the Hebrew Home for the Aged along the east bank of the Hudson River west of Palisade Avenue in Riverdale. High winds flattened a flag pole, downed trees and snapped and sheared off many tree tops. A few trees crashed through first floor windows that caused them to shatter resulting in 7 minor injuries. On the south side of the building, large trees were totally stripped of their canopies and one became a projectile as it was wedged between an upstream tree. An eyewitness account at this location stated that he saw funnel clouds develop upstream over the Hudson as the thunderstorm approached.||Several eyewitnesses along the southeast path of this storm stated that they saw clouds and debris swirl in white out conditions as many tree tops were snapped and sheared off. Significant damage occurred along West 254th Street northwest across Netherlands and Arlington Streets, where at least one residential roof was damaged west of 254th Street. |
| August 2014 | Lightning | New York Northern | 2 hurt | Two people were injured when lightning struck a tree they were standing underneath at Orchard Beach. They were rushed to a local hospital. A third man was also struck but was unharmed. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Fordham | 1 hurt | A woman was struck by lightning along Garden Street in the Belmont section of the Bronx. |
| June 2006 | Lightning | Bronx | 1 hurt | Lightning stuck a person at Crotona Park pool. Extent of injuries unknown. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bronx | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Spuyten Duyvil | $60,000,000 | Flash flooding resulted in an estimated $60 million in damages across the Bronx, and an estimated $300 million city-wide. This estimate only includes FEMA and SBA fund requests. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westchester | $200,000 | Around 100 trees were reported down in the Bronx by the New York City Office of Emergency Management. Several of these trees fell on automobiles. |
| August 2021 | Lightning | Throggs Neck | $150,000 | Con Ed reports substation fire caused by lightning strike. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Throggs Neck | $15,000 | Hail up to golf ball in size pelted portions of Locust Point, Silver Beach and Fort Schuyler. The hail accumulated up to one inch in depth in places, caused damage to the siding on the Locust Point Civic Association Clubhouse, put dents in multiple cars, and destroyed numerous flower and vegetable gardens. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bronx | $12,500 | Numerous trees and limbs were reported down throughout the Bronx. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westchester | $10,000 | Dozens of trees were reported down across central Sections of the Bronx, especially between the East Tremont and Parkchester. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mott Haven Jct | $8,000 | Five trees reported down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Throggs Neck | $7,500 | Trees and tree limbs were reported down on the campus of SUNY Maritime. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York Northern | $6,000 | Downed trees reported across the Bronx with tree service requested, with time estimated by radar. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spuyten Duyvil | $5,000 | Tree down on car in southbound lane of the Major Deegan Expressway near Fordham Road. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | New York Northern | $4,000 | A large tree damaged a car. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mott Haven Jct | $1,500 | A tree split in half and blocked West 167th Street near Woodycrest Avenue. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakefield | $1,500 | Large tree limbs were reported down on Baychester Avenue, near Bussing Avenue. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams Bridge | $1,250 | A tree was reported down on Henry Hudson Parkway at the intersection with Mosholu Parkway, closing all Manhattan bound lanes. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williams Bridge | $1,000 | Downed tree on the Bronx River Parkway northbound approaching East Gun Hill Road. All lanes blocked. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Westchester | $1,000 | Tree down in the parking lot at the Bronx Zoo in NY. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bronx | $1,000 | Large tree branch down on Hoe Avenue in the Longwood section of the Bronx. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Bronx | - | Cross Bronx Expressway at Jerome Avenue closed in both directions due to flooding. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Harlem River | - | Northbound lanes of the Major Deegan Expressway at E.138th street are closed due to flooding. NYPD is detouring all traffic off at the E. 138th street exit. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Spuyten Duyvil | - | Flooding reported near the Riverdale Country School with a foot and a half to two feet of standing water up to bottom of doors of sedan type cars. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | New York Northern | - | Cross Bronx Expressway at Castle Hill Road submerged in up to a foot of water. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Spuyten Duyvil | - | Car stalled in flood waters on the Henry Hudson Parkway under the West 246th Street underpass. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Throggs Neck | - | Mesonet site at City Island NY measured a 51 knot wind gust. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Harlem River | - | Six line NYC Subway service suspended in the Bronx Due to heavy flooding at several subway stations. |
| January 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordham | - | Mesonet station BRON measured a 50 KT wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Bronx | - | All lanes blocked on the I-87 Major Deegan Expressway Northbound approaching Exit 8 - West 179th Street. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Fordham | - | Flooding on I-87 Major Deegan Expressway northbound and southbound at West 231st Street. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Bronx | - | MPING report of 1 inch hail. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Westchester | - | Broadcast media report of 1 inch hail. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | New York Northern | - | Flooding was reported in a basement in Parkchester in the Bronx with water three feet deep. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Williams Bridge | - | All lanes were closed due to flooding on the Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) northbound at Van Cortlandt Park South (Exit 11). |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Williams Bridge | - | The Bronx River Parkway was flooded southbound at East Gun Hill Road in Fordham. All lanes were blocked. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Fordham | - | The Bronx River at the New York Botanical Garden rose above its minor flood stage of 3.0 feet at 10:15pm EDT. It then continued to quickly rise, surpassing moderate flood stage (3.5 feet) at 10:45pm EDT and major flood stage (4.0 feet) at 11:30pm EDT. The river ultimately crested at a height of 5.59 feet at 8:45am EDT on September 2nd. It eventually fell back below minor flood stage at 9:30pm EDT on September 2nd. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Spuyten Duyvil | - | Road flooding and road closures with vehicles stranded reported via mPING in the vicinity of West 239th Street and the Henry Hudson Parkway (Route 9A) in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Spuyten Duyvil | - | All lanes were closed on the Major Deegan Expressway (I-87) southbound in Fordham due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Spuyten Duyvil | - | Over a dozen motorists were rescued by the NYPD on the Major Deegan Expressway at W. 179th Street in Morris Heights due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Mott Haven Jct | - | Several subway stations in the Bronx were inundated with flood waters. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Mott Haven Jct | - | The Major Deegan Expressway was flooded near the Cross Bronx Expressway in Morris Heights. All lanes were blocked and vehicles were stranded. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Westchester | - | All lanes were closed due to flooding on the Bronx River Parkway northbound at East 172nd Street in Parkchester. |
| August 2021 | Flood | Fordham | - | The Bronx River at the Bronx Botanical Gardens rose above minor flood stage (3.0 feet) at 6:45pm EST on August 22. It then continued to rise, exceeding moderate flood stage (3.5 feet) at 8:45pm EST before cresting at a height of 3.83 feet at 11:30pm EST. The river fell below moderate flood stage at 3:45am EST on August 23, then below minor flood stage at 6:15am EST. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Throggs Neck | - | A video on social media showed cars stranded in standing water in the vicinity of the Throgs Neck Bridge in the Bronx. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fordham | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 71 mph was reported at Fordham mesonet station. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Fordham | - | The Bronx River at the New York Botanical Garden rose above its flood stage of 3.0 feet at 9:45am EDT, crested at a height of 4.24 feet at 4:00pm EDT, and fell below flood stage at 10:00pm EDT. The crest of 4.24 feet is above major flood stage. |
| April 2018 | Flash Flood | Spuyten Duyvil | - | The Henry Hudson Parkway was closed at West 237th Street in Riverdale due to flooding. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Fordham | - | The Bronx River at the New York Botanical Garden exceeded its flood stage of 3.0 feet at 2:00pm EDT. The river then proceeded to rise above its moderate flood stage of 3.5 feet at 3:15pm EDT and above its major flood stage of 4.0 feet at 5:45pm, cresting at a height of 4.16 feet at 8:30pm EDT. The river fell back below flood stage at 4:15am EDT on September 26th. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Williams Bridge | - | The Moshulu Parkway was flooded at the I-87 interchange in the Bronx. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Spuyten Duyvil | - | The Mahwah River near Suffern rose above its flood stage of 4.0 feet at 11:30am EDT, crested at a height of 4.06 feet at 12:15pm EDT, and fell back below flood stage at 1:15pm EDT. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Williams Bridge | - | Bronx Boulevard was closed at Magenta Street in the Bronx due to flooding. |
| October 2017 | Flood | Pelham Manor | - | Boston Road and Hutchinson Avenue were closed due to flooding in Eastchester, Bronx. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Westchester | - | Water flooded the lower level of a business at Garrison Avenue and Whittier Street in Hunts Point. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | Throggs Neck | - | All lanes were closed on the Cross Bronx Expressway due to flooding. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Spuyten Duyvil | - | All lanes were blocked due to flooding on Interstate 87 at exit 8 (179th Street) in the Bronx. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 1 working inside this county. It is closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Gypsum/ Bronx Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
The Bronx · 10451 · Near Janes Hill · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
The Bronx · 10465 · On Hutchinson River · Flushing quadrangle
43 sheets, 1891 to 1995
The Bronx · 10468 · Near Spuyten Duyvil Hill · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
The Bronx · 10463 · Near Spuyten Duyvil Hill · Yonkers quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1998
The Bronx · 10468 · Near Spuyten Duyvil Hill · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
The Bronx · 10465 · On Hammond Creek · Flushing quadrangle
43 sheets, 1891 to 1995
The Bronx · 10454 · Near Janes Hill · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
The Bronx · 10451 · Near Janes Hill · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
The Bronx · 10473 · On Bronx River · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995
The Bronx · 10465 · On Hutchinson River · Flushing quadrangle
43 sheets, 1891 to 1995
The Bronx · 10453 · Near Spuyten Duyvil Hill · Central Park quadrangle
42 sheets, 1891 to 1995