Chelsea, New York
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Wappinger town. It lies in ZIP code area 12512. It lies near Van Wyck Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Wappingers Falls quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1993The 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.


On record in Chelsea
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 4 records
Cornelius Carman Houselisted 1987
Chelsea Grammar Schoollisted 1987
Capt. Moses W. Collyer Houselisted 1987
Saint Mark's Episcopal Churchlisted 1987
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 36 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.
- 1893 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1936 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Wappinger Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Wappingers Falls quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
679 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 679 fires within 5 miles of Chelsea between 1992 and 2020, burning about 800 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 86 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 | 375 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 86 |
| Smoking | 69 |
| Natural | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Chelsea: 27 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Graphite Mine No. Hk-019 | Graphite | Past Producer | Graphite | |
| Graphite Mine No. Hk-019 | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarries No. Hj-018 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-021 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-025 | Stone | Producer | ||
| Cedar Cliff Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Clinton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chelsea in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Chelsea | $300,000 | Several roads were closed in the town of Fishkill and city of Beacon due to flash flooding. The County Executive declared a state of emergency and restricted all non-essential travel due to the flooding. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Chelsea | $300,000 | Several roads were closed in the town of Wappinger due to flash flooding. The County Executive declared a state of emergency and restricted all non-essential travel due to the flooding. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chelsea | - | A tree was downed on wires on Old Castle Point Road near Castle Point. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chelsea | - | A tree was downed near Castle Point. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chelsea | - | Trees down onto wires in Chelsea. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chelsea | - | Trees were downed along Chelsea Road. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Chelsea | - | Golf ball size hail was reported during a thunderstorm in Castle Point. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Point | 0.6 miles | 36 | |
| Brockway | 1.7 miles | 36 | |
| Fishkill Landing (historical) | 2.4 miles | 36 | |
| New Hamburg | 2.7 miles | 36 | |
| Hughsonville | 2.8 miles | 36 | |
| Groveville | 3.0 miles | 36 | |
| Glenham | 3.1 miles | 36 | |
| Beacon | 3.4 miles | 36 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946475. 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.













