Corona, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the borough of Queens. It lies in ZIP code area 11368. It stands on Flushing Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jamaica quadrangle.
Then and now
1889 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1889 against another survey:
On record in Corona
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 1 record
Congregation Tifereth Israellisted 2002
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 35 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.
- 1889 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1891 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1898 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1947 USGS Jamaica quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jamaica quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Jamaica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Jamaica quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Jamaica quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2,276 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,276 fires within 5 miles of Corona between 2002 and 2020, burning about 538 acres in total. 142 started naturally. 99 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 | 1621 |
| Smoking | 149 |
| Natural | 142 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 99 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 82 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 76 |
| Debris and open burning | 55 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 39 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2014 | 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 | 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 |
| 9 September 2004 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Corona: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Gypsum/ Bronx Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
23 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Corona in 23 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 12 flash flood, 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 | Corona | 1 killed | An 86 year old woman died when her basement apartment on 84th Street near 55th Road in Elmhurst, Queens flooded. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | $3,000 | Several limbs down on 77th Street between 31st and 32nd Avenue in Jackson Heights. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | $1,500 | A large branch fell on a parked vehicle with minor damage to the front of the vehicle in Rego Park. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | $1,000 | Downed tree on 88th Street between Northern Boulevard and 32nd Avenue. Time estimated by radar. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | $1,000 | Tree split in half on 66th Avenue and Saunders Street with time estimated by radar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | $1,000 | Outflow winds from a thunderstorm resulted in a downed tree at Hoffman Drive and Woodhaven Boulevard. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | DOT reports flooding on runway drive both directions. 94th Street to Marine Terminal Road. All lanes closed and detoured. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | Runway Drive between Marine Terminal Road and 94th Street closed due to flooding. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | All westbound lanes closed on the Grand Central Parkway at 86th street. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | LaGuardia Terminal A closed due to flooding inside the building from heavy rain. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | All lanes blocked due to flooding on the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 86th Street. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | Widespread flooding on Queens Blvd in Elmhurst. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | Queens Boulevard in Maspeth and Corona has about 2-4 feet of flowing water running across the street. Multiple cars were stranded. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | An unidentified victim was found on the Grand Central Parkway near LaGuardia Airport inside a burned out car that had been rear ended. The fatality is believed to be flood related. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph was measured at LaGuardia airport. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | - | The LGA ASOS recorded a 62 mph wind gust. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | Water was being pumped from a basement near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, Queens. |
| August 2018 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | Flowing water up to the height of car tires was observed on 63rd Drive near Queens Boulevard in Rego Park. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Corona | - | All westbound lanes of the Grand Central Parkway at the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway were flooded. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | - | A gust of 54 knots was measured at LaGuardia Airport. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | - | Trees were down on 75th Street and 37th Avenue, partially blocking the road. |
| March 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Corona | - | Large trees and wires down near corner of 107th Street and 37th Drive in Corona. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Corona | - | Penny size hail was reported by the observer at LaGuardia Airpoirt. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefrak City | 0.8 miles | 35 | |
| East Elmhurst | 1.0 miles | 43 | |
| Walden Terrace | 1.1 miles | 35 | |
| Elmhurst | 1.2 miles | 37 | |
| Jackson Heights | 1.5 miles | 42 | |
| Rego Park | 1.5 miles | 35 | |
| North Beach | 1.5 miles | 42 | |
| Forest Hills | 2.2 miles | 35 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 947488. 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.
















