South Beach, New York
43 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the borough of Staten Island. It lies in ZIP code area 10305. It lies near Hoffman Island. The Survey maps it on The Narrows quadrangle.
Then and now
1898 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1898 against another survey:
On record in South Beach
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fort Wadsworthlisted 2022 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
17 surveys from 43 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 The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS The Narrows 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 The Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS The Narrows quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2,138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,138 fires within 5 miles of South Beach between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,946 acres in total. 192 started naturally. 137 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 | 1528 |
| Natural | 192 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 137 |
| Smoking | 99 |
| Debris and open burning | 53 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 53 |
| Fireworks | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of South Beach: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Beach in 8 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Beach | $3,000 | Large tree down on power lines on Henry Place at Burgher Avenue. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Beach | $1,000 | Tree down blocking road at Kensington Avenue. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | South Beach | - | St. Johns Avenue in Grasmere was flooded with water up to the hood of a car. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | South Beach | - | The ramp from Lily Pond Ave. to the lower level of the Brooklyn Bound Verrazano Bridge was closed due to flooding. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | South Beach | - | The westbound Staten Island Expressway was closed at Renwick Ave. due to flooding. |
| June 2012 | Flash Flood | South Beach | - | The intersection of Hylan Blvd. and Reid Ave. in Bay Terrace was closed due to flooding. Slosson Ave. at Todt Hill Rd. in Castleton Corners was also closed due to flooding. |
| August 2011 | Flood | South Beach | - | The Staten Island Expressway was closed at Fingerboard Rd. due to flooding. |
| January 1999 | Flash Flood | South Beach | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrochar | 0.6 miles | 43 | |
| Old Town Station | 1.1 miles | 43 | |
| Linden-Park | 1.3 miles | 43 | |
| Fort Wadsworth | 1.3 miles | 43 | |
| Grasmere | 1.4 miles | 43 | |
| Concord | 1.5 miles | 43 | |
| Dongan Hills | 1.6 miles | 43 | |
| Rosebank | 1.6 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 965682. 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.
















