Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1949.
“The First Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church in Fellsmere, Florida. It is located at 39 North Broadway Street.”
Wikipedia article First Methodist Episcopal Church (Fellsmere, Florida), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 31 National Register listings published here for Indian River County · listed in 1996 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 39 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 137 fires within 5 miles of First Methodist Episcopal Church between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,046 acres in total. 71 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 71 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | FITZROY (31) |
| 6 August 2008 | Natural | 25 acres | Florida Forest Service | (IR) OUT OF GAS (0556) |
| 5 August 2008 | Natural | 13 acres | Florida Forest Service | NORTH LINE (05) |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 3 August 1992 | Natural | 35 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 25 August 1993 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 24 August 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fellsmere, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 10 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 | Flood | Fellsmere | $400,000 | Emergency management confirmed a total of ten buildings with water intrusion in Fellsmere and Vero Lake Estates. Also reports that all lanes of 101st Ave were closed at 85th St in Vero Lake Estates. There was a petroleum spill due to eight stalled vehicles. In addition, all lanes of 79th St were closed in Fellsmere and two vehicles were stalled in Fellsmere due to the flooding rain. |
| September 2017 | Flash Flood | Fellsmere | $50,000 | Excessive rainfall from Hurricane Irma produced flash flooding in Fellsmere. Indian River County Sheriffs and Fellsmere Police rescued 12 people from flood waters and transported them in a high-water vehicle to the nearby Fellsmere Elementary School evacuation shelter, which was also surrounded by high water and impassible. |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Fellsmere | $10,000 | Flooding from heavy rains rendered some roads impassable and flooded two homes in the Fellsmere area. |
| November 2023 | Heavy Rain | Fellsmere | - | Weather underground site KFLFELLS9 measured 8.09 inches of rainfall. Emergency management reports most streets in Fellsmere have water covering them, up to a foot of standing water reported in some locations. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Fellsmere | - | Fellsmere Police Department reported nickel to quarter size hail. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Fellsmere | - | An Indian River County Emergency Management official observed quarter size hail in Fellsmere during a severe thunderstorm. Photos confirmed the hail size. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Fellsmere | - | A storm chaser reported nickel sized hail just east of Fellsmere during a strong thunderstorm. |
| February 2007 | Hail | Fellsmere | - | no account filed |
| August 2005 | Hail | Fellsmere | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Fellsmere | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Fellsmere | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Fellsmere | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Fellsmere | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Fellsmere | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Fellsmere | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fellsmere Historic District | 0.1 miles | 2021 | |
 | Marian Fell Library | 0.2 miles | 1996 |
 | Fellsmere Public School | 0.2 miles | 1996 |
 | Frank and Stella Heiser House | 1.9 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001521 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Indian River County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
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