Chestnut Ridge, New York
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Dover town. It lies in ZIP code area 12545. It stands on Chestnut Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Verbank 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 32 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 Clove quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Clove quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Clove quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Clove quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1946 USGS Verbank quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Verbank quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Verbank 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
113 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 113 fires within 5 miles of Chestnut Ridge between 1993 and 2018, burning about 794 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 14 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 | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
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 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | CART ROAD FIRE |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | CART ROAD FIRE |
| 5 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 26 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 July 1999 | Natural | 25 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 17 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Chestnut Ridge: 20 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Peat, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | Limonite, Siderite | |
| Dover Limonite Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Wingdale Pit and Plant | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Dover Furnace Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dover Furnace Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dover Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dover Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dover Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dover Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dutchess Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chestnut Ridge in 5 storm reports between 2018 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 | Chestnut Ridge | $300,000 | Several roads were closed in the town of Dover due to flash flooding. The County Executive declared a state of emergency and restricted all non-essential travel due to the flooding. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut Ridge | - | Multiple large trees were downed in the vicinity of Chesnut Ridge Road and Holsapple Road in Dover Plains. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Chestnut Ridge | - | County Road 23 Chestnut Ridge at Killean Road in Union Vale was reported closed due to flooding. |
| September 2021 | Flood | Chestnut Ridge | - | County Road 24 north of Camby Road in Dover reportedly had water running over the road making it impassable. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chestnut Ridge | - | Tree was downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Plains | 1.0 miles | 35 | |
| Camby | 1.9 miles | 32 | |
| Oniontown | 2.5 miles | 35 | |
| Littlerest | 2.9 miles | 29 | |
| North Clove | 2.9 miles | 32 | |
| Dover Plains | 2.9 miles | 35 | |
| Powell Park | 3.1 miles | 35 | |
| Bains Corner | 3.6 miles | 35 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 946554. 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.













