Williamsburg, New York
37 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the borough of Brooklyn. It lies in ZIP code area 11211. It stands on Newtown Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brooklyn quadrangle.
Then and now
1889 to 1995The same ground, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Williamsburg
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 12 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lordlisted 1980 · 0.4 miles away
Williamsburgh Savings Banklisted 1980 · 0.5 miles away
New England Congregational Church and Rectorylisted 1983 · 0.6 miles away
Williamsburg Houseslisted 2021 · 0.6 miles away
Kings County Savings Banklisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouselisted 2007 · 0.7 miles away
Public School 71Klisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away
Monsignor McGolrick Park and Shelter Pavilionlisted 1980 · 0.9 miles away
Industrial Complex at 221 McKibbin Streetlisted 2009 · 0.9 miles away- Moslem Mosquelisted 2021 · 0.4 miles away
- Building at 240 Broadwaylisted 2021 · 0.5 miles away
- German Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Churchlisted 2019 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 37 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.
- 1889 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1891 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1898 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1947 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Brooklyn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,993 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,993 fires within 5 miles of Williamsburg between 1995 and 2020, burning about 550 acres in total. 121 started naturally. 138 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 | 1323 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 138 |
| Smoking | 125 |
| Natural | 121 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 89 |
| Debris and open burning | 77 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 69 |
| Fireworks | 24 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| 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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | 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 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Williamsburg: 6 occurrences, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Molybdenum, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | Occurrence | ||
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron, Garnet, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| N L Industries/ Brooklyn. N.Y. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Roosevelt Metal/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| 2nd St & 4th Ave Siderite Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| 55th/56th Sts & 3rd Ave Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| D Smith Steel/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenpoint | 0.7 miles | 37 | |
| Fort Greene | 1.6 miles | 37 | |
| Clinton Hill | 1.8 miles | 37 | |
| Vinegar Hill | 1.8 miles | 37 | |
| Bedford-Stuyvesant | 2.2 miles | 37 | |
| Bushwick | 2.3 miles | 37 | |
| Adelphi | 2.4 miles | 37 | |
| Brooklyn Heights | 2.5 miles | 37 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971314. 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.















