Hillside, New York
35 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the borough of Queens. It lies in ZIP code area 11432. The Survey maps it on the Jamaica quadrangle.
Then and now
1889 to 1994The same ground, surveyed 105 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1889 against another survey:
On record in Hillside
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 11 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
King ManorNational Historic Landmark · listed 1974 · 1.0 miles away
Kurtz, J., and Sons Store Buildinglisted 1983 · 0.6 miles away
Sidewalk Clock at 161-11 Jamaica Avenue, New York, NYlisted 1985 · 0.7 miles away
Jamaica Savings Banklisted 1983 · 0.7 miles away
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Buildinglisted 1983 · 0.7 miles away
St. Monica's Churchlisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away
La Casinalisted 1990 · 0.7 miles away
Grace Episcopal Church Complexlisted 1983 · 0.8 miles away
Prospect Cemeterylisted 2002 · 0.8 miles away
First Reformed Churchlisted 1980 · 0.9 miles away- Office of the Registerlisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 35 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.
- 1889 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1891 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1898 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1947 USGS Jamaica quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Jamaica quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Jamaica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Jamaica quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Jamaica quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2,475 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,475 fires within 5 miles of Hillside between 1995 and 2020, burning about 620 acres in total. 149 started naturally. 168 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 | 1733 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 168 |
| Natural | 149 |
| Smoking | 134 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 74 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 60 |
| Debris and open burning | 56 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 52 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 46 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Hillside: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollis | 1.1 miles | 35 | |
| Cedar Manor | 1.2 miles | 35 | |
| Terrace Heights | 1.3 miles | 35 | |
| Utopia | 1.3 miles | 35 | |
| Jamaica | 1.5 miles | 35 | |
| Saint Albans | 1.5 miles | 35 | |
| Locust Manor | 1.7 miles | 35 | |
| Bellaire | 1.8 miles | 35 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952834. 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.
















