Chelsea, New York
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the borough of Manhattan. It lies in ZIP code area 10011. It stands on Minetta Brook (historical). The Survey maps it on the Jersey City 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.


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 within a mile 12 of 81 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Macy, R. H., and Company StoreNational Historic Landmark · listed 1978 · 0.7 miles away
Flatiron BuildingNational Historic Landmark · listed 1979 · 0.7 miles away
Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyNational Historic Landmark · listed 1978 · 0.8 miles away
Third Judicial District CourthouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1972 · 0.8 miles away
Empire State BuildingNational Historic Landmark · listed 1982 · 0.8 miles away
New York Life BuildingNational Historic Landmark · listed 1978 · 0.9 miles away
StonewallNational Historic Landmark · listed 1999 · 0.9 miles away
McGraw-Hill BuildingNational Historic Landmark · listed 1980 · 0.9 miles away
Church of the Ascension (Protestant Episcopal)National Historic Landmark · listed 1987 · 0.9 miles away
Union SquareNational Historic Landmark · listed 1997 · 0.9 miles away
69th Regiment ArmoryNational Historic Landmark · listed 1994 · 1.0 miles away
Samuel J. Tilden HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1976 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 40 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 Jersey City quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jersey City 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
- 1967 USGS Jersey City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1,091 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,091 fires within 5 miles of Chelsea between 1995 and 2020, burning about 384 acres in total. 77 started naturally. 76 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 | 679 |
| Natural | 77 |
| Smoking | 76 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 76 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 58 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 38 |
| Fireworks | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | 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 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Chelsea: 8 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Graphite, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Dixon Crucible/ Jersey City, N.J. | Graphite | Unknown | ||
| General Metallic Oxides/Jersey City | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| 2nd St & 4th Ave Siderite Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 55th/56th Sts & 3rd Ave Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 85th/86th Sts, 9th/10th Aves Dep. | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Station South | 0.2 miles | 37 | |
| Flatiron District | 0.8 miles | 37 | |
| Rhinelander Gardens (historical) | 0.8 miles | 37 | |
| Hell's Kitchen | 0.8 miles | 42 | |
| Rose Hill | 1.0 miles | 37 | |
| Grammercy Park | 1.0 miles | 37 | |
| Murray Hill | 1.2 miles | 37 | |
| Greenwich Village | 1.2 miles | 40 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2042282. 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.















