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.
Then and now
1906 to 1986The 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.


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.
Yelverton Inn and Storelisted 1980 · 0.1 miles away
First Presbyterian Church of Chesterlisted 1998 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 25 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.
- 1906 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1908 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1938 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Warwick quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Scranton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Middletown quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
495 since 1995Regional 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/undetermined | 228 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 76 |
| Debris and open burning | 68 |
| Smoking | 57 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2009 | 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
10 of 13 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Goshen Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bull Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bull Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Magnetite | |
| Clove Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Ranier Hill Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Blooming Grove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Chester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chester | 0.6 miles | 25 | |
| Valley View At Chester | 1.0 miles | 25 | |
| Greycourt | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Renee Gardens | 1.3 miles | 25 | |
| Otter Kill | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Sugar Loaf | 2.4 miles | 25 | |
| Craigville | 3.0 miles | 31 | |
| Goshen Hills | 3.2 miles | 25 |
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.












