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East Chester, New York

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Chester town. It lies in ZIP code area 10918. It lies near Durland Hill. The Survey maps it on the Warwick quadrangle.

East Chester within Orange County

Then and now

1906 to 1986

The same ground, surveyed 80 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of East Chester, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of East Chester, surveyed 1906

On record in East Chester

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 2 records

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 25 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

495 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 495 fires within 5 miles of East Chester between 1995 and 2020, burning about 353 acres in total. 7 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/undetermined228
Arson/incendiarism76
Debris and open burning68
Smoking57
Misuse of fire by a minor28
Equipment and vehicle use17
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony6
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Other causes1

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 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
8 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
7 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
6 September 2016Arson/incendiarism1.3 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A
6 September 2010Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
6 September 2000Arson/incendiarism2.5 acresFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Orange County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of East Chester: 8 past producers, 4 producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Limestone, General, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Goshen QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Goshen Quarry and MillLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerSedimentary
Bull MineIronPast Producer
Bull MineIronPast ProducerMagnetite
Clove MineIronPast Producer
Ranier Hill ProspectIronProspect
Blooming Grove PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Chester PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
Chester PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Chester PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Orange 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
Chester0.6 miles25
Valley View At Chester1.0 miles25
Greycourt1.3 miles25
Renee Gardens1.3 miles25
Otter Kill1.9 miles25
Sugar Loaf2.4 miles25
Craigville3.0 miles31
Goshen Hills3.2 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949041. 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.