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Fordham, New York

42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the borough of the Bronx. It lies in ZIP code area 10468. The Survey maps it on the Central Park quadrangle.

Fordham within Bronx County

Then and now

1891 to 1995

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Fordham, surveyed 1995
Topographic sheet of Fordham, surveyed 1891

On record in Fordham

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 9 records

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 42 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

2,734 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,734 fires within 5 miles of Fordham between 2000 and 2020, burning about 810 acres in total. 163 started naturally. 144 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/undetermined1929
Smoking174
Natural163
Recreation and ceremony158
Arson/incendiarism144
Debris and open burning66
Equipment and vehicle use60
Misuse of fire by a minor24
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Other causes4

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 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2015Arson/incendiarismunder an acreFire Department of New YorkNA
9 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bronx County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Fordham: 6 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Palladium, Platinum, Titanium, Garnet, Zirconium. 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
(Facility) Laurel Hill RefineryCopper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Palladium, PlatinumPlant
155th St & 10th Ave Garnet DepositGarnet, ZirconiumOccurrence
159th St & 11th Ave Beryl DepositBerylliumOccurrence
176/178 Sts & 11th Ave DepositTitanium, Garnet, GemstoneOccurrence
200th St & 10th Ave Kyanite DepositKyaniteOccurrence
National Gypsum/ Bronx MillGypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Star Sand and Gravel Inc. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
180th St & 10th Ave Rutile DepositTitaniumOccurrence
Unnamed Pge OccurrencePalladium, PlatinumOccurrence

Every working recorded in Bronx County

Storms near this place

15 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fordham in 15 storm reports between 2002 and 2022: 7 flash flood, 4 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2010LightningFordham1 hurtA woman was struck by lightning along Garden Street in the Belmont section of the Bronx.
January 2022Thunderstorm WindFordham-Mesonet station BRON measured a 50 KT wind gust.
July 2022Flash FloodFordham-Flooding on I-87 Major Deegan Expressway northbound and southbound at West 231st Street.
September 2021Flash FloodFordham-The Bronx River at the New York Botanical Garden rose above its minor flood stage of 3.0 feet at 10:15pm EDT. It then continued to quickly rise, surpassing moderate flood stage (3.5 feet) at 10:45pm EDT and major flood stage (4.0 feet) at 11:30pm EDT. The river ultimately crested at a height of 5.59 feet at 8:45am EDT on September 2nd. It eventually fell back below minor flood stage at 9:30pm EDT on September 2nd.
August 2021FloodFordham-The Bronx River at the Bronx Botanical Gardens rose above minor flood stage (3.0 feet) at 6:45pm EST on August 22. It then continued to rise, exceeding moderate flood stage (3.5 feet) at 8:45pm EST before cresting at a height of 3.83 feet at 11:30pm EST. The river fell below moderate flood stage at 3:45am EST on August 23, then below minor flood stage at 6:15am EST.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindFordham-A thunderstorm wind gust of 71 mph was reported at Fordham mesonet station.
April 2018FloodFordham-The Bronx River at the New York Botanical Garden rose above its flood stage of 3.0 feet at 9:45am EDT, crested at a height of 4.24 feet at 4:00pm EDT, and fell below flood stage at 10:00pm EDT. The crest of 4.24 feet is above major flood stage.
September 2018Flash FloodFordham-The Bronx River at the New York Botanical Garden exceeded its flood stage of 3.0 feet at 2:00pm EDT. The river then proceeded to rise above its moderate flood stage of 3.5 feet at 3:15pm EDT and above its major flood stage of 4.0 feet at 5:45pm, cresting at a height of 4.16 feet at 8:30pm EDT. The river fell back below flood stage at 4:15am EDT on September 26th.
April 2014FloodFordham-The Bronx River at New York Botanical Gardens exceeded its flood stage of 3.0 feet at 10:15 pm EST, crested at 3.68 ft. at 3:00 am on May 1 and fell back within its banks at 10:15 am EST on May 1.
May 2014FloodFordham-The Bronx River at New York Botanical Gardens remained in flood from April 30. The river crested at 3.68 ft. at 3:00 am EST on May 1 and fell back within its banks at 10:15 am EST.
June 2008Flash FloodFordham-Torrential rain caused the intersection of E. 193rd St. and Webster Ave. to be impassable.
September 2008Flash FloodFordham-Flooding caused a one story building to partially collapse with people trapped in it at 3rd Ave. and East 182nd St. in East Tremont. Local media reported that there were no injuries, but the fire department determined that the remaining portion of the structure was too unstable and had to be demolished.
July 2004Flash FloodFordham-179th and Major Deegan flooded. Roads closed due to deep water.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindFordham-Local police reported downed power lines in the vicinity of Fordham University. A local newspaper reported that a large tree fell across City Island Avenue, which stalled traffic in both directions.
April 2007Flash FloodFordham-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Bronx 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
University Heights0.6 miles42
Fordham Hill0.6 miles42
Belmont0.7 miles42
Tremont0.8 miles42
Kings Bridge Heights0.9 miles42
Bedford Park1.0 miles42
East Tremont1.0 miles42
Morris Heights1.3 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 950375. 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.