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One of 178 National Register listings published here for Onondaga County · listed in 2021 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Mottville Cemetery
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1899.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 site as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 4275 Jordan Rd., Skaneateles, 13119
- When was it listed? April 2021
- Category. site
- Town. Skaneateles town
- National Register reference number. 100006476 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
117 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 117 fires within 5 miles of Mottville Cemetery between 2003 and 2020, burning about 76 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 19 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 | 50 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 22 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 16 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Mines and quarries near this property
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Mottville Cemetery: 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halfway Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | ||
| Skaneateles Quarry and Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Limeledge Quarry Division | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Skaneateles Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Edwards Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fiato Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stump Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Walburger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Skaneateles, the town this property stands in, in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skaneateles | $1,000,000 | Thunderstorms winds downed numerous trees and wires from Skaneateles through Marcellus, Marietta, and Amber to Otisco. The worst damage was in the village of Skaneateles. In the village an antique boat show was wrapping up. The wind overturned many sailboats on the lake. West Lake Road was hard hit. The wind sheared off the roof of an apartment building on Jordan Road in Skaneateles. A state of emergency was declared in the village and town of Skaneateles. Trees fell on a few houses. More than 3,000 customers lost electricity. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Skaneateles | $15,000 | Heavy rain caused road flooding on State Route 20. There was also basement flooding. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Skaneateles | $15,000 | A complex of early morning thunderstorms produced flash flooding in southwestern sections of the county along Skaneateles Creek. Several roads were closed for a few hours immediately adjacent to the creek. Also, some nearby homes had severe basement flooding and even some water into the first floor. By mid morning, thunderstorms had dissipated and water levels receded. However, residual boundaries left behind by this area of thunderstorms helped spark isolated severe weather later in the afternoon across central New York. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skaneateles | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds broke a telephone pole. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Skaneateles | $10,000 | Multiple roadways were reported to have water rushing over them from Skaneateles and points east along U.S. Route 20. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skaneateles | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees and wires in the area. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skaneateles | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in three trees being knocked over. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Skaneateles | $5,000 | Hail 4 inches deep. Vegetation damage. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skaneateles | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skaneateles | $2,000 | Power pole and wires were blown down by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Skaneateles | $1,000 | Lightning struck the rear entryway and deck of a house in the village of Skaneateles. The lightning started a fire which was quickly extinguished by firefighters. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Skaneateles | - | On Rose Hill Road, 5 miles South of Skaneateles. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Skaneateles | - | Reports of dime size hail were received from the media. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Skaneateles | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Skaneateles | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Skaneateles | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Skaneateles | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Skaneateles | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
11 surveysUnited 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.
- 1899 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:62500
- 1902 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:62500 - 9 printings
- 1943 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:31680
- 1949 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:25000
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:62500 - 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Skaneateles quadrangle1:24000 - 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Community Place | 0.6 miles | 1979 |
 | Skaneateles Historic District | 1.9 miles | 1984 |
 | James and Lydia Canning Fuller House | 2.3 miles | 2003 |
 | Shepard Family Houses | 2.3 miles | 2015 |
| Lakeview Cemetery | 2.4 miles | 2017 | |
 | Reuel E. Smith House | 2.5 miles | 1979 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100006476 in Record Group 79. |
| Onondaga County | All 178 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.