Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
“Newburgh Colored Burial Ground is a historic cemetery and national historic district located at Newburgh in Orange County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Newburgh Colored Burial Ground, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 187 National Register listings published here for Orange County · listed in 2010 · 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 743 fires within 5 miles of Newburgh Colored Burial Ground between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,200 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 73 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 | 455 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 73 |
| Smoking | 51 |
| Natural | 41 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 32 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Newburgh Colored Burial Ground: 19 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Iron, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Graphite Mine No. Hk-019 | Graphite | Past Producer | Graphite | |
| Graphite Mine No. Hk-019 | Graphite | Past Producer | ||
| Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Granitic Gneiss Rock Quarry No. Hk-021 | Stone | Past Producer | Gneiss, Granite | |
| Limestone Rock Quarry No. Hj-021 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Chateaugay Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1871 | |
| Limonite Mine No. Hj-024 | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Limonite Mine No. Hj-024. | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Fe Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | East End Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1985 |
 | New York State Armony | 0.4 miles | 1981 |
 | US Post Office-Newburgh | 0.5 miles | 1989 |
 | Dutch Reformed Church | 0.6 miles | 1970 |
 | Montgomery-Grand-Liberty Streets Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1973 |
 | Old Town Cemetery and Palatine Church Site | 0.6 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 10000137 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Orange County | All 187 listed properties in this county. |
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