Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. 14 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Cartin-Snyder-Overacker Farmstead is a historic farm located at Melrose, Rensselaer County, New York. The farmstead includes a number of contributing outbuildings.”
Wikipedia article Cartin-Snyder-Overacker Farmstead, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 128 National Register listings published here for Rensselaer County · listed in 2013 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Cartin-Snyder-Overacker Farmstead between 1997 and 2020, burning about 146 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 28 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 | 85 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 22 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 18 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 16 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 31 August 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Cartin-Snyder-Overacker Farmstead: 9 past producers, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Limestone | |
| Burrello Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East of Tomhannock Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Fanes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Melrose Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| North of Melrose Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pinewood Avenue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Melrose, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melrose | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Melrose | $5,000 | Route 40 between Pine Woods Road and Doty Avenue was closed in both directions due to flooding. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melrose | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melrose | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melrose | - | Trees were reported down in Melrose due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melrose | - | A tree was reported down on wires approximately 4 miles southeast of Mechanicville due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Melrose | - | Nickel size hail was reported in Melrose during a thunderstorm. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Melrose | - | Flash flooding resulted in the closure of Route 40 from Pinewoods Road to Melrose Valley Falls Road in Melrose. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auclair-Button Farmstead | 1.3 miles | 2013 | |
| Coletti-Rowland-Agan Farmstead | 1.6 miles | 2013 | |
| Tomhannock Methodist Episcopal Church | 2.4 miles | 2014 | |
| Halford-Hayner Farmstead | 2.6 miles | 2013 | |
| Sherman Farm | 2.8 miles | 2003 | |
| Howard-Odmin-Sherman Farmstead | 3.1 miles | 2014 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000361 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Rensselaer County | All 128 listed properties in this county. |
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