Richmond, New York
41 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the borough of Staten Island. It lies in ZIP code area 10306. It lies near Staten Island. The Survey maps it on the Arthur Kill quadrangle.
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Then and now
1898 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 88 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Richmond
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
Staten Island Lightlisted 2005
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 41 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.
- 1898 USGS Staten Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000
- 1900 USGS Staten Island quadrangle1:62500, 10 printings
- 1905 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1942 USGS Passaic quadrangle1:125000
- 1944 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1947 USGS Arthur Kill quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Arthur Kill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Arthur Kill quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2,425 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,425 fires within 5 miles of Richmond between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,065 acres in total. 243 started naturally. 180 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 | 1743 |
| Natural | 243 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 180 |
| Smoking | 91 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Fireworks | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Other causes | 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 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Natural | 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 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Richmond: 4 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engelhard Minerals & Chem/ Carteret | Platinum | Plant | ||
| Cooper & Hewitt Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| New Dorp Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tyson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Tyson's Mine & 2 Additional Mines | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
Storms near this place
21 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Richmond in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2021: 13 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 flood. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | $10,000 | Tree fell on a house on Windham Loop. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Richmond | - | Flooding was reported on NY 440 southbound ramp to Arden Avenue in Fresh Kills. All lanes were closed. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | The public estimated 70 mph winds. |
| June 2006 | Lightning | Richmond | - | Lightning struck a police car, narrowly missing a police officer standing in front of the North Shore's 120th precinct station house. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Flood | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Funnel Cloud | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Flash Flood | Richmond | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Richmond | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Heights Station | 0.7 miles | 41 | |
| New Dorp | 0.8 miles | 43 | |
| Oakwood | 1.0 miles | 43 | |
| Staten Island | 1.2 miles | 41 | |
| Bay Terrace | 1.3 miles | 41 | |
| Grant City | 1.5 miles | 43 | |
| New Dorp Beach | 1.6 miles | 43 | |
| Oakwood Beach | 1.7 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 962475. 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.















