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Willowbrook, 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 10314. It lies near Todt Hill. The Survey maps it on the Arthur Kill quadrangle.

Willowbrook 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 Willowbrook, surveyed 1986
Topographic sheet of Willowbrook, surveyed 1898

On record in Willowbrook

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 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

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

2,342 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,342 fires within 5 miles of Willowbrook between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,077 acres in total. 229 started naturally. 161 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/undetermined1694
Natural229
Arson/incendiarism161
Smoking88
Equipment and vehicle use55
Debris and open burning43
Fireworks23
Recreation and ceremony21
Misuse of fire by a minor18
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
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 Willowbrook: 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

8 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willowbrook in 8 storm reports between 2003 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2018Thunderstorm WindWillowbrook$7,500There were multiple reports of downed power lines across Staten Island.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindWillowbrook$4,000Multiple downed trees that are blocking several roads on the Willowbrook Campus of The College of Staten Island.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindWillowbrook$1,000Large tree down on Christopher Lane near Croton Place.
September 2021Flash FloodWillowbrook-Victory Boulevard was closed near Richmond Avenue in the Bulls Head section of Staten Island due to flooding.
May 2019HailWillowbrook-Hail of 1.75 inches in diameter reported. Time estimated by radar.
July 2009Flash FloodWillowbrook-The entrance to the westbound Staten Island Expressway (I-278) from Richmond Ave. was closed due to flooding. In addition, floodwaters were 1-2 ft high on Richmond Terrance near Nicholas Ave. in the neighboorhood of Port Richmond.
October 2003Tornado (F0)Willowbrook-A weak tornado developed along the leading edge of a line of heavy showers and thunderstorms. A storm damage assessment team observed rotational tree damage on Morani and Leona Streets, bound by Richmond Avenue to the West, and Victory Boulevard to the East. At least 8 trees were uprooted and 2 others were damaged. Some aluminum siding was ripped off the sides of 2 houses. A non-NWS Meteorologist observed that the rear end of two cars moved from their parked position toward the middle of the street. Based on the damage, wind speeds were estimated at around 70 mph.
October 2003Thunderstorm WindWillowbrook-A weak gustnado developed along the leading edge of a line of heavy showers and thunderstorms. A storm damage assessment team observed tree damage on Buchanan Avenue, where a 30 foot Pine tree was downed and another tree was uprooted. An eyewitness observed a swirling column of air at 428 pm that lasted about 10 seconds before moving northeast.

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
Castleton Corners1.1 miles43
Bulls Head1.3 miles41
Westerleigh1.3 miles41
Heartland Village1.4 miles41
New Springville1.5 miles41
Staten Island1.5 miles41
Graniteville1.6 miles41
Elm Park2.0 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 971375. 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.