Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
“Upper Middleburgh Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Middleburgh of Schoharie County, New York. It was incorporated in 1865 and contains an estimated 4,000 interments.”
Wikipedia article Upper Middleburgh Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 52 National Register listings published here for Schoharie 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 79 fires within 5 miles of Upper Middleburgh Cemetery between 2000 and 2019, burning about 103 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 14 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 14 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 31 July 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 June 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 June 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 June 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Upper Middleburgh Cemetery: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masick Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Masick Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Spring Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dr. Christopher S. Best House and Office | 0.9 miles | 2001 |
| US Post Office-Middleburgh | 1.0 miles | 1989 | |
 | St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1.1 miles | 2006 |
 | Bellinger-Dutton House | 1.4 miles | 2005 |
| Christian Hess House and Shoemaker's Shop | 3.8 miles | 2015 | |
| Johannes Jr. Lawyer House | 4.6 miles | 2016 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03001144 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Schoharie County | All 52 listed properties in this county. |
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