East White Plains, New York
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Harrison town. It lies in ZIP code area 10604. It lies near Goose Island. The Survey maps it on the Glenville quadrangle.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 94 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 White Plains
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 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Good Counsel Complexlisted 1997 · 0.8 miles away
Mapletonlisted 1976 · 0.9 miles away
White Plains Armorylisted 1980 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 36 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.
- 1892 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:62500
- 1899 USGS Stamford quadrangle1:62500, 13 printings
- 1944 USGS Glenville quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Glenville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Glenville quadrangle1:31680
- 1960 USGS Glenville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
883 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 883 fires within 5 miles of East White Plains between 2000 and 2020, burning about 760 acres in total. 59 started naturally. 89 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 | 501 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 89 |
| Smoking | 80 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 65 |
| Natural | 59 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| 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 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of East White Plains: 1 past producer, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Granite, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Chester Metals Division Refinery | Silver | Plant | ||
| Lake Street Granite Mine | Granite | Producer | ||
| Lake Street Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | Granite |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East White Plains in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East White Plains | $7,500 | A large tree and power lines were reported down on Anderson Hill Road in Purchase. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | East White Plains | $5,000 | Trees, large tree branches and power lines were reported down at the intersection of Upland and Woodcrest Avenues just northeast of White Plains. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | East White Plains | - | Multiple vehicles stranded on I 287 and the Taconic Parkway due to flooding. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | East White Plains | - | A few roads in White Plains were impassable due to flooding. |
| December 2014 | Flood | East White Plains | - | The Bronx River Pkwy. was closed between exit 23 and exit 21 in White Plains due to flooding. |
| July 2014 | Flash Flood | East White Plains | - | Bloomingdale Rd. was closed in White Plains due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Plains | 0.9 miles | 39 | |
| Sarosca Farm Estates | 1.4 miles | 36 | |
| North White Plains | 1.5 miles | 39 | |
| Purchase | 1.8 miles | 36 | |
| Battle Hill | 2.0 miles | 39 | |
| Quarry Heights | 2.1 miles | 39 | |
| Green Farms | 2.5 miles | 39 | |
| Ridgeway | 2.6 miles | 39 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122548350 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949272. 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.












