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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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Richmond within Richmond County

Then and now

1898 to 1986

The 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.

Topographic sheet of Richmond, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Richmond, surveyed 1898

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 41 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

2,425 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined1743
Natural243
Arson/incendiarism180
Smoking91
Equipment and vehicle use53
Debris and open burning45
Recreation and ceremony22
Fireworks19
Misuse of fire by a minor18
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Other causes3

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 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreFire Department of New YorkN/A
9 September 2010Smokingunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2010Naturalunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
9 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreFire Department of New Yorknot named
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFire Department of New YorkN/A

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Richmond County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Engelhard Minerals & Chem/ CarteretPlatinumPlant
Cooper & Hewitt MineIronPast Producer
New Dorp MineIronPast Producer
Tyson MineIronPast Producer
Tyson's Mine & 2 Additional MinesIronPast ProducerResidual

Every working recorded in Richmond County

Storms near this place

21 since 1996

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 1998Thunderstorm WindRichmond1 hurtno account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindRichmond$10,000Tree fell on a house on Windham Loop.
September 2021Flash FloodRichmond-Flooding was reported on NY 440 southbound ramp to Arden Avenue in Fresh Kills. All lanes were closed.
September 2010Thunderstorm WindRichmond-The public estimated 70 mph winds.
June 2006LightningRichmond-Lightning struck a police car, narrowly missing a police officer standing in front of the North Shore's 120th precinct station house.
April 2007FloodRichmond-no account filed
August 2006Thunderstorm WindRichmond-no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindRichmond-no account filed
April 2002Thunderstorm WindRichmond-no account filed
June 2001FloodRichmond-no account filed
May 2000HailRichmond-no account filed
August 1999HailRichmond-no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindRichmond-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindRichmond-no account filed
August 1999Thunderstorm WindRichmond-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindRichmond-no account filed
May 1997Thunderstorm WindRichmond-no account filed
May 1997Funnel CloudRichmond-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindRichmond-no account filed
September 1996Flash FloodRichmond-no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindRichmond-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Richmond 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
Oakwood Heights Station0.7 miles41
New Dorp0.8 miles43
Oakwood1.0 miles43
Staten Island1.2 miles41
Bay Terrace1.3 miles41
Grant City1.5 miles43
New Dorp Beach1.6 miles43
Oakwood Beach1.7 miles43

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.