Built in 1799. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Jonesville Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located in the Hamlet of Jonesville, Clifton Park, Saratoga County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1864, and designed by Burton A.”
Wikipedia article Jonesville Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 83 National Register listings published here for Saratoga County · listed in 2014 · category: Building · built in 1799.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 383 fires within 5 miles of Jonesville Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 423 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 75 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 | 188 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 75 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Smoking | 24 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 30 September 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2001 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 September 2007 | 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 6 workings within 5 miles of Jonesville Cemetery: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct Schenectady Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Round Lake Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Collins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willow Glen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Willow Glen Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jonesville, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesville | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesville | $4,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesville | - | A tree was downed near Elnora. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesville | - | Two trees and wires down on Main Street, Glenwood Drive and Huckleberry Lane. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jonesville | - | Trees and numerous limbs were reported down across southern Saratoga County due to strong thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Jonesville | - | Route 146A (Vischer Ferry Road) was reported closed due to flooding between Stratford Drive and Nottingham Way South. |
| August 2019 | Hail | Jonesville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jonesville Store | 0.1 miles | 2011 |
 | Smith's Grain and Feed Store | 1.1 miles | 2012 |
 | Davis-Ferris Organ | 2.2 miles | |
| Davis-Ferris Organ | 2.2 miles | |
 | Round Lake Auditorium | 2.2 miles | 1975 |
 | Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge | 3.3 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000132 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Saratoga County | All 83 listed properties in this county. |
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