North White Plains, New York
39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in North Castle town. It lies in ZIP code area 10603. It lies near Fisher Hill. The Survey maps it on the White Plains 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 North 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 1 record
Miller Houselisted 1976
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 39 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
- 1932 USGS White Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1937 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS White Plains quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS White Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS White Plains 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 White Plains quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
862 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 862 fires within 5 miles of North White Plains between 2000 and 2020, burning about 742 acres in total. 70 started naturally. 74 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 | 479 |
| Smoking | 83 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 74 |
| Natural | 70 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 23 |
| 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of North White Plains: 4 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, 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 | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry Heights | 1.3 miles | 39 | |
| Valhalla | 1.4 miles | 39 | |
| White Plains | 1.5 miles | 39 | |
| East White Plains | 1.5 miles | 36 | |
| Fairview | 1.8 miles | 39 | |
| Knollwood Manor | 1.9 miles | 39 | |
| Battle Hill | 2.0 miles | 39 | |
| Yellowstone Park | 2.0 miles | 39 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958946. 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.














