Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“First Congregational Church and Cemetery is a historic Congregational church and cemetery on US 9 at Elizabethtown-Lewis Road in Lewis, Essex County, New York.”
Wikipedia article First Congregational Church and Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 114 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 2005 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 104 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of First Congregational Church and Cemetery between 1993 and 2020, burning about 114 acres in total. 16 started naturally. 7 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 | 22 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 13 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 15 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 13 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | CHURCH MTN FIRE 2 |
| 13 August 2002 | Natural | 26 acres | New York Forest Rangers | CHURCH MTN FIRE 1 |
| 8 July 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of First Congregational Church and Cemetery: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Wollastonite, Garnet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis | Wollastonite, Garnet | Producer | Wollastonite | |
| Lewis Operration | Wollastonite | Producer | ||
| Dickinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lewis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lewis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lewis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lewis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lewis, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1993 and 2017: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Lightning | Lewis | $50,000 | A few structure fires in Essex county due to lightning, including a house in Lewis. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Lewis | $5,000 | Flooding continued from previous Flash Flood producing heavy rainfall. Alden Road was covered by water near Route 10 and the Lewis-Wadhams Road. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewis | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lewis | $5,000 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hand-Hale Historic District | 4.5 miles | 1979 |
 | Hubbard Hall | 4.5 miles | 1999 |
 | Essex County Municipal Complex | 4.6 miles | 2016 |
| North-Sprague Farm | 6.0 miles | 2020 | |
 | First Congregational and Presbyterian Society Church of Westport | 6.3 miles | 1988 |
 | Essex County Home and Farm | 7.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001457 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Essex County | All 114 listed properties in this county. |
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