Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1916.
“West Almond Churches is a set of two historic church buildings in West Almond, Allegany County, New York. They are now known as: West Almond Community Center and West Almond Town Hall.”
Wikipedia article West Almond Churches, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 34 National Register listings published here for Allegany County · listed in 2000 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of West Almond Churches between 1995 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 22 August 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 30 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | PAIGE RD |
| 6 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 238 specimens collected within 10 miles of West Almond Churches between 1867 and 1974: 133 Animalia, 85 Plantae, 13 Fungi, 3 Unrecorded, 3 Chromista, 1 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Arnold, C. P., Arnold, Charles P., Ball, G. E. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Acossus centerensis Lintner, 1877 | 1882 | not recorded | Centre |
 | Calypogeia trichomanis (L.) Corda | 1887 | Lucien Marcus Underwood; O. F. Cook | |
 | Lejeunea cavifolia (Ehrh.) Lindb. | 1887 | Lucien Marcus Underwood; O. F. Cook | |
 | Sphagnum subsecundum Nees | 1867 | not recorded | Centre |
 | Cycnia oregonensis Stretch | 1876 | J. S. Bailey | Centre |
 | Phyciodes batesii Reakirt, 1865 | 1876 | J. S. Bailey | Centre |
 | Acronicta albarufa Grote, 1874 | 1877 | J. S. Bailey | Centre |
 | Balsa labecula Grote, 1880 | 1877 | J. S. Bailey | Centre |
 | Hemaris gracilis Grote & Robinson, 1865 | 1877 | J. S. Bailey | Centre |
 | Hemaris thysbe Fabricius, 1775 | 1877 | W.W. Hill | |
 | Morrisonia evicta (Grote, 1873) | 1877 | J. S. Bailey | Centre |
 | Sideridis maryx Guenée, 1852 | 1877 | J. S. Bailey | Centre |
All 238 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Almond, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Almond | $35,000 | A NWS Survey found trees downed by straight-line thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Almond | $35,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Almond | $10,000 | Law Enforcement reported downed trees near Almond. |
| March 2026 | Hail | West Almond | - | Received report with photo of hail in West Almond. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | West Almond | - | Flooding occurring with multiple road closures throughout town. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds House, The | 5.6 miles | 2022 | |
 | Terra Cotta Building | 5.7 miles | 1972 |
 | Fireman's Hall | 5.8 miles | 1980 |
 | Moses Van Campen House | 5.8 miles | 2004 |
 | Alfred Village Historic District | 5.8 miles | 1985 |
 | Alfred Steinheim Museum | 5.9 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000876 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Allegany County | All 34 listed properties in this county. |
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