Built in 1856. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1902.
“Helena Public Cemetery, at 2461 Spring St. in St. Helena, California, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.”
Wikipedia article St. Helena Public Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 88 National Register listings published here for Napa County · listed in 2018 · category: District · built in 1856.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 81 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 208 fires within 5 miles of St. Helena Public Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 731 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 13 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 | 85 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SPRING |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WEST |
| 6 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SPRING WHITE 2 |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | SMOKEY OAK |
| 28 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WILSON |
| 28 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | WHITEHALL |
| 25 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 29 acres | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | CONN |
| 23 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit | ARNOLD |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of St. Helena Public Cemetery: 14 occurrences, 7 prospects, 5 producers, 5 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Mercury, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Glass Mountain Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Napa Valley Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stirling | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite | |
| Unnamed Location | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Annadel Farm | Perlite | Producer | ||
| Glass Mountain Deposit | Stone | Occurrence | Obsidian | |
| Mount Hood Mine | Chromium | Unknown | ||
| S. Lenz and Son Basalt Quarry and Plant. | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| S. Lnz. and Sn Bslt Qrry and Plnt | Stone | Prospect |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | St. Helena Catholic Church | 0.8 miles | 1978 |
 | St. Helena High School | 0.8 miles | 1978 |
 | William Tell Saloon and Hotel | 0.8 miles | 1982 |
 | St. Helena Public Library | 0.8 miles | 1979 |
 | St. Helena Historic Commercial District | 0.9 miles | 1998 |
 | Taylor, Duckworth and Company Foundry Building | 0.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100002994 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Napa County | All 88 listed properties in this county. |
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