Kitchawan, New York
40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Yorktown town. It lies in ZIP code area 10562. It stands on Cornell Brook. The Survey maps it on the Ossining 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.


Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 40 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 Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1902 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1936 USGS Ossining quadrangle1:24000
- 1937 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Ossining quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Ossining quadrangle1:25000
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Ossining quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Ossining quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
283 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 283 fires within 5 miles of Kitchawan between 2000 and 2020, burning about 216 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 17 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 | 140 |
| Natural | 41 |
| Smoking | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Natural | 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Kitchawan: 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Emery, Vanadium, Lead, Corundum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leardi Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Nelson Property Deposit | Corundum | Prospect | ||
| Ossining Area | Vanadium, Lead | Occurrence | Vanadinite | |
| Kingston Emery Mine | Emery | Past Producer | Corundum, Garnet, Magnetite, Sapphire, Spinel | |
| Kingston Emery Mine | Emery | Past Producer | ||
| Salt Hill Emery Prospects | Emery | Occurrence | Corundum, Garnet, Magnetite, Sapphire, Spinel | |
| Salt Hill Emery Prospects | Emery | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kitchawan in 5 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Kitchawan | $50,000 | A National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Survey of damage in the town of New Castle New York was conducted in conjunction with the Westchester County Office of Emergency Management, and New Castle Police. Based on the results of this survey and NWS Doppler Radar the following results were determined. The tornado began just west of the Taconic State Parkway, near the Hamlet of Millwood, and ended near Taylor Road south of the Hamlet of Mount Kisco. Many trees were uprooted or snapped along the path. There was also some roof damage to a few homes along the tornado's path. The strongest damage occurred along route 100 in Millwood, with many large hardwood trees uprooted and snapped. This damage is consistent with maximum wind speeds of around 110 mph, making this an EF-1 tornado. The tornado had a maximum path width of around 300 yards and was on the ground continuously for around three and three-quarter miles. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchawan | $1,000 | NY DOT reports tree down on NY 100 at Saw Mill River Road. All lanes closed. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchawan | $1,000 | Tree down on NY 100 southbound area of Shingle House Road in New Castle. Alternate lanes of 2 lanes blocked. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kitchawan | $1,000 | Tree down on NY 129 Eastbound at Saw Mill River Road. |
| December 2023 | Flash Flood | Kitchawan | - | Flooding and ramp closure on Taconic State parkway Southbound ramp to Exit 11 NY 134. All lanes blocked. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Park | 1.4 miles | 40 | |
| Croton Heights | 1.9 miles | 40 | |
| Tompkins Corners | 1.9 miles | 40 | |
| Millwood | 1.9 miles | 40 | |
| Stanwood | 2.5 miles | 35 | |
| Huntersville (historical) | 3.0 miles | 40 | |
| Kirbyville | 3.2 miles | 35 | |
| Mount Kisco | 3.3 miles | 35 |
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 Q122599051 | 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 954729. 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.














