Eastchester, New York
42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It lies in ZIP code area 10466. The Survey maps it on the Mount Vernon quadrangle.
Then and now
1891 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1891 against another survey:
On record in Eastchester
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 2 records
Marble Schoolhouselisted 2005
Tuckahoe High Schoollisted 2010
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 42 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.
- 1891 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1898 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 16 printings
- 1947 USGS Mt Vernon quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,957 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,957 fires within 5 miles of Eastchester between 2000 and 2020, burning about 678 acres in total. 126 started naturally. 120 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 | 1383 |
| Natural | 126 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 120 |
| Smoking | 106 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 106 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| 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 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Eastchester: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Palladium, Platinum. 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) Laurel Hill Refinery | Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Palladium, Platinum | Plant | ||
| Star Sand and Gravel Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside | 0.6 miles | 42 | |
| Pelham Manor | 1.2 miles | 42 | |
| Vernon Park | 1.6 miles | 42 | |
| Mount Vernon | 1.7 miles | 42 | |
| Pelham | 1.8 miles | 42 | |
| Rosedale | 1.8 miles | 42 | |
| West Mount Vernon | 2.0 miles | 42 | |
| Woodside | 2.1 miles | 42 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 949284. 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.














