West New Brighton, New York
40 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 10310. The Survey maps it on the Jersey City quadrangle.
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 West New Brighton
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 11 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Calvary Presbyterian Churchlisted 2002 · 0.0 miles away
Kreuzer-Pelton Houselisted 1973 · 0.6 miles away
Dr. Samuel MacKenzie Elliott Houselisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away
Scott-Edwards Houselisted 1983 · 0.7 miles away
Sailors' Snug Harbor National Register Districtlisted 1972 · 0.7 miles away
Gardiner-Tyler Houselisted 1984 · 0.8 miles away
Neville Houselisted 1977 · 1.0 miles away- West Brighton Plazalisted 2024 · 0.4 miles away
- Richmond Terrace Cemeterieslisted 2016 · 0.5 miles away
- Temple Israel Reform Congregationlisted 2025 · 0.7 miles away
- Unitarian Church of the Redeemerlisted 2026 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 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.
- 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 Jersey City quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Newark quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Jersey City 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
- 1967 USGS Jersey City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Newark quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1,712 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,712 fires within 5 miles of West New Brighton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 809 acres in total. 180 started naturally. 101 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 | 1198 |
| Natural | 180 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 101 |
| Smoking | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Fireworks | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
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 West New Brighton: 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Markham Gardens | 0.4 miles | 40 | |
| New Brighton | 1.1 miles | 40 | |
| Hamilton Park | 1.3 miles | 40 | |
| Port Richmond | 1.3 miles | 42 | |
| Sunnyside | 1.3 miles | 43 | |
| Westerleigh | 1.4 miles | 41 | |
| Tompkinsville | 1.4 miles | 40 | |
| Grymes Hill | 1.5 miles | 43 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 970826. 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.















