Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
“Nelliston School is a historic school building located at Nelliston, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1869 and is a two-story, square shaped brick institutional building.”
Wikipedia article Nelliston School, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 62 National Register listings published here for Montgomery County · listed in 2002 · 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 78 fires within 5 miles of Nelliston School between 2001 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 21 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 | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 2020 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 15 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nelliston School: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weaver's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nelliston, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2014: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Flood | Nelliston | - | A mudslide occurred near the intersection of Happy Hollow Road and Old Fort Plain Road due to recent heavy rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Nelliston | - | Golf ball size hail was reported at Lock 15 of the Erie Canal during a thunderstorm. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nelliston | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lasher-Davis House | under 500 feet | 1980 | |
| Waterman-Gramps House | 0.1 miles | 1980 | |
| Nelliston Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1980 | |
| Jacob Nellis Farmhouse | 0.3 miles | 1980 | |
 | Walrath-Van Horne House | 0.5 miles | 1980 |
 | US Post Office-Fort Plain | 0.5 miles | 1989 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02001645 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Montgomery County | All 62 listed properties in this county. |
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