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Annadale, New York

41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the borough of Staten Island. It lies in ZIP code area 10312. The Survey maps it on the Arthur Kill quadrangle.

Annadale within Richmond County

Then and now

1898 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Annadale, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Annadale, surveyed 1898

On record in Annadale

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 41 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

1,703 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,703 fires within 5 miles of Annadale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,519 acres in total. 149 started naturally. 143 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/undetermined1262
Natural149
Arson/incendiarism143
Smoking54
Equipment and vehicle use27
Recreation and ceremony22
Debris and open burning21
Misuse of fire by a minor15
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Other causes3
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresFire Department of New YorkNA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richmond County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Annadale: 3 past producers, 2 plants. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sulfur, Platinum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Chevron Refinery/ Perth Amboy, N.J.SulfurPlant
Engelhard Minerals & Chem/ CarteretPlatinumPlant
Cooper & Hewitt MineIronPast Producer
New Dorp MineIronPast Producer
Tyson's Mine & 2 Additional MinesIronPast ProducerResidual

Every working recorded in Richmond County

Storms near this place

7 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Annadale in 7 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 4 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2021Flash FloodAnnadale-Numerous cars were underwater on the West Shore Expressway with occupants standing on roofs of cars waiting to be rescued.
May 2013Flash FloodAnnadale-A car was stranded in flood waters on Vespa Ave. near Arden Avenue.
June 2012Flash FloodAnnadale-Arden Ave. was closed at Vespa Ave. in Rossville due to flooding.
August 2011FloodAnnadale-Two Sport Utility Vehicles were pulled out of flood waters at the Arden Ave. exit on the West Shore Expressway in Staten Island.
July 2008HailAnnadale-Nickel to quarter size hail was reported on Staten Island.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindAnnadale-Local police reported that several trees and power lines were knocked down by this storm.
August 2003Flash FloodAnnadale-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Richmond County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Eltingville0.6 miles41
Seaside0.7 miles41
Woods of Arden0.8 miles41
Huguenot1.1 miles41
Woodrow1.1 miles41
Greenridge1.2 miles41
Fresh Kills1.5 miles41
Great Kills1.5 miles41

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 942490. 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.