Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
“Wilder Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at South Bristol in Ontario County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1801 and contains about 60 stones dating from 1801 to 1900.”
Wikipedia article Wilder Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 78 National Register listings published here for Ontario County · listed in 2003 · category: Site.
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 51 fires within 5 miles of Wilder Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 25 July 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 July 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | GORDON BEACH FIRE |
| 1 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Wilder Cemetery: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bristol Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pine View Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Bristol Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Town of Bristol Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Trickey Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bristol Grange Hall 1107 | 2.1 miles | 1997 | |
| Warren-Benham House | 3.0 miles | 2017 | |
| Bristol Center Methodist Episcopal Church | 5.2 miles | 2022 | |
| Knights of the Maccabees Hall | 7.1 miles | 2013 | |
 | Ephraim Cleveland House | 7.6 miles | 1994 |
| Fairview Cemetery | 7.6 miles | 2023 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000130 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Ontario County | All 78 listed properties in this county. |
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