Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1900.
“Snells Bush Church and Cemetery, also known as St. Paul's Dutch Reformed Church is a historic Dutch Reformed church located in Manheim, Herkimer County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Snells Bush Church and Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 74 National Register listings published here for Herkimer County · listed in 2004 · 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 105 fires within 5 miles of Snells Bush Church and Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 13 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 | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | LITTLE FALLS |
| 28 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 August 2004 | 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 4 workings within 5 miles of Snells Bush Church and Cemetery: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Moyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St. Johnsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| St. Johnsville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Herkimer House | 2.2 miles | 1971 |
 | Indian Castle Church | 2.5 miles | 1971 |
 | Italian Community Bake Oven | 3.0 miles | 2006 |
 | Menge House Complex | 3.9 miles | 1996 |
 | Breckwoldt-Ward House | 3.9 miles | 2005 |
 | Emmanuel Episcopal Church | 4.2 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04000092 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Herkimer County | All 74 listed properties in this county. |
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