Built in 1852. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1894.
“Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, New York was founded in 1852 after land was donated by Lavinia Porter. It covers over 18 acres (1 km2) and over 19,000 are buried there.”
Wikipedia article Oakwood Cemetery (Niagara Falls, New York), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 99 National Register listings published here for Niagara County · listed in 2014 · category: Site · built in 1852.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 101 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 688 fires within 5 miles of Oakwood Cemetery between 2000 and 2020, burning about 328 acres in total. 78 started naturally. 86 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 | 359 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 86 |
| Natural | 78 |
| Smoking | 51 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 6 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Oakwood Cemetery: 4 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Graphite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zirconium, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Industries/Niagara Falls, N.Y. | Zirconium | Unknown | ||
| Newark Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Niagara Falls Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Niagara St0ne Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| SKW Alloys/ Niagara Falls, N.Y. | Iron, Manganese, Graphite | Producer | ||
| Special Abrasives/Niagara Falls, Ny | Abrasive | Unknown | ||
| Union Carbide/ Niagara Falls, N.Y. | Chromium, Graphite | Unknown | ||
| Great Lakes Carbon/Niagara Falls Ny | Graphite | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Niagara Falls, the town this property stands in, in 20 storm reports between 1995 and 2007: 8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 2000 | Lightning | Niagara Falls | 4 hurt | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Niagara Falls | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Niagara Falls | $500,000 | no account filed |
| November 1999 | Flash Flood | Niagara Falls | $500,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Hail | Niagara Falls | $500,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Niagara Falls | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Niagara Falls | $35,000 | no account filed |
| October 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Niagara Falls | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Niagara Falls | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Niagara Falls | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Niagara Falls | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Niagara Falls | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Niagara Falls | $8,000 | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Niagara Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Niagara Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Niagara Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Niagara Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Niagara Falls | $5,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Flash Flood | Niagara Falls | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Niagara Falls | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | South Junior High School | 0.3 miles | 2016 |
 | Niagara Falls Armory | 0.3 miles | 1995 |
 | Niagara Falls Public Library | 0.4 miles | 1974 |
 | Niagara Falls City Hall | 0.4 miles | 2001 |
 | First Unitarian Universalist Church of Niagara | 0.5 miles | 2007 |
 | St. Mary's Nurses' Residence | 0.5 miles | 2004 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000581 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Niagara County | All 99 listed properties in this county. |
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