Castleton Corners, New York
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the borough of Staten Island. It lies in ZIP code area 10314. It lies near Todt Hill. The Survey maps it on The Narrows quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1898 against another survey:
On record in Castleton Corners
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 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Immanuel Union Churchlisted 2018 · 0.7 miles away
Peter Houseman Houselisted 1982 · 0.8 miles away
Gardiner-Tyler Houselisted 1984 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 43 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.
- 1898 USGS Staten Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Staten Island quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1905 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2,193 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,193 fires within 5 miles of Castleton Corners between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,034 acres in total. 220 started naturally. 140 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 | 1576 |
| Natural | 220 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 140 |
| Smoking | 88 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 44 |
| Fireworks | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Castleton Corners: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper & Hewitt Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| New Dorp Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tyson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tyson's Mine & 2 Additional Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
16 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Castleton Corners in 16 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton Corners | $15,000 | Trees down on Avon Lane and Ordell Avenue with tree on Ordell Avenue on a house. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton Corners | $7,500 | A tree was reported down on a car along Manor Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton Corners | $5,000 | A tree fell onto a car at Caswell Avenue and Livermore Avenue. The road is also blocked by the downed tree. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton Corners | $4,000 | A large tree was brought down and blocking Maine Avenue. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton Corners | $2,000 | Large tree down on power lines blocking Manor Road. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton Corners | $1,000 | Tree down on Decker Avenue. Time estimated. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton Corners | - | Large tree branches down. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Castleton Corners | - | Water was flooding into the basements of many homes in the Todt Hill section of Staten Island and sewer mains were overflowing. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Castleton Corners | - | Cars were stuck in flood waters at the intersection of Crystal Avenue and College Avenue in Westerleigh. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Castleton Corners | - | Hail of 0.88 inches in diameter reported on Willard Avenue. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Castleton Corners | - | Numerous streets were flooded and impassable to vehicles in the Willowbrook section of Staten Island. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Castleton Corners | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Port Richmond. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Castleton Corners | - | A tree was downed on a house. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Castleton Corners | - | There were many flooded highways and road closures in Port Richmond. |
| August 2007 | Heavy Rain | Castleton Corners | - | Heavy rain and ponding of water caused driver to pull over on the Staten Island Expressway at Bradley Avenue. The vehicle was rear ended. |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Castleton Corners | - | The first tornado touchdown was in Staten Island at approximately |6:22 am in the vicinity of St. Austins Place in the Livingston-Randall Manor area. The tornado moved east, with additional damage occurring in the Tompkinsville area. Most of the damage in Staten Island was to trees, and estimated at EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with winds of 86 to 100 mph. ||Based on re-analysis of radar data, the Staten Island tornado apparently dissipated as a second circulation developed just north of the first circulation. The damage in Tompkinsville may be a result of this second circulation. | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerleigh | 0.7 miles | 41 | |
| Sunnyside | 1.0 miles | 43 | |
| Willowbrook | 1.1 miles | 41 | |
| Emerson Hill | 1.4 miles | 43 | |
| Port Richmond | 1.6 miles | 42 | |
| West New Brighton | 1.6 miles | 40 | |
| Grymes Hill | 1.6 miles | 43 | |
| Graniteville | 1.6 miles | 41 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946000. 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.
















