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Chauncey, New York

39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greenburgh town. It lies in ZIP code area 10522. It lies near Villard Hill. The Survey maps it on the White Plains quadrangle.

Chauncey within Westchester County

Then and now

1892 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Chauncey, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Chauncey, surveyed 1892

On record in Chauncey

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 1 record

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 39 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

697 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 697 fires within 5 miles of Chauncey between 2000 and 2020, burning about 618 acres in total. 56 started naturally. 79 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/undetermined402
Arson/incendiarism79
Natural56
Recreation and ceremony54
Smoking49
Equipment and vehicle use24
Power generation/transmission/distribution12
Debris and open burning12
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Other causes4

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 2015Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2003Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2016Recreation and ceremony6.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2015Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
8 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Westchester County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Chauncey: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Molybdenum, Rhenium. 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
Dobbs Ferry PlantMolybdenum, Rhenium, Tungsten, TantalumProducer
Taverniere & JohnsonStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer1897, 1908
Sparkill Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Sparkill PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Westchester County

Storms near this place

7 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chauncey in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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
December 2010Thunderstorm WindChauncey$750A small to medium size tree was reported down near the intersection of Hillside and Rosedale Avenues in Hastings-on-Hudson.
July 2023Flash FloodChauncey-DOT reports flooding and closure on Saw Mill River parkway southbound between exit 9 and Exit 20. Exit ramps blocked.
September 2021Flash FloodChauncey-The southbound Saw Mill River Parkway was flooded at Clarence Avenue in Hastings-on-Hudson.
December 2010Thunderstorm WindChauncey-A gust of 60 mph was measured at the Hastings-on-Hudson Municipal Building.
August 2009Flash FloodChauncey-Several reports were received in Hastings-On-Hudson of streets and intersections flooded. Two manhole covers were also lifted from the water pressure underground.
June 2008Flash FloodChauncey-Water rescues were performed on O'Dell Ave.
August 2008Flash FloodChauncey-Broadway was closed at Five Corners and at Olina Ave. in Hastings-On-Hudson due to flooding.

Every storm recorded in Westchester 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
Ardsley0.9 miles39
Mount Hope1.1 miles42
Dobbs Ferry1.2 miles39
Hastings-on-Hudson1.3 miles42
Uniontown1.6 miles42
Ardsley-on-Hudson1.7 miles39
Woodlands1.9 miles39
Nepera Park1.9 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 972313. 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.