Charleston, 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 10309. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arthur Kill quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1986The 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 sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 41 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 Arthur Kill quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Arthur Kill 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 Arthur Kill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
897 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 897 fires within 5 miles of Charleston between 1992 and 2020, burning about 249 acres in total. 65 started naturally. 101 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 | 622 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 101 |
| Natural | 65 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.9 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Charleston: 3 plants, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Copper, Sulfur, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Asarco Refinery/ Perth Amboy, N.J. | Copper, Silver | Plant | ||
| (Facility) Chevron Refinery/ Perth Amboy, N.J. | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Engelhard Minerals & Chem/ Carteret | Platinum | Plant | ||
| Crossman Co. Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Mainstreet Clay Mine | Clay | Producer | ||
| Menlo Park Mine | Copper | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Valley | 1.2 miles | 41 | |
| Pleasant Plains | 1.4 miles | 41 | |
| Rossville | 1.8 miles | 41 | |
| Tottenville | 1.9 miles | 41 | |
| Woodrow | 2.2 miles | 41 | |
| Princes Bay | 2.2 miles | 41 | |
| Huguenot | 2.3 miles | 41 | |
| Seaside | 3.1 miles | 41 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946403. 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.















