Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“South Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a historic home located at South Salem, Westchester County, New York. The cemetery was established in the 18th century, perhaps as early as 1710.”
Wikipedia article South Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 2014 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 106 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 91 fires within 5 miles of South Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery between 1993 and 2019, burning about 77 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 12 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 | 36 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 5 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 16 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 11 September 1995 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 10 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Connecticut Division of Forestry | not named |
| 23 August 2002 | 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 3 workings within 5 miles of South Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Feldspar, Quartz, Marble, Dimension, Mica, Quartz. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegmatite Quarry | Mica, Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Ridgefield Pegmatite Quarry | Feldspar, Quartz | Past Producer | Feldspar | |
| Ridgefield Quarry | Marble, Dimension | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Salem, the town this property stands in, in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Salem | $1,000 | Tree down on NY 35 westbound west of Spring Street in Lewisboro. Alternate lanes of 1 lane blocked. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Salem | $1,000 | A tree was reported down on Spring Street in South Salem. |
| August 2020 | Hail | South Salem | - | Reports of nickel sized hail lasting for several minutes. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Osborn-Bouton-Mead House | 0.8 miles | 2004 |
 | Homestead, The | 2.2 miles | 2001 |
| Waccabuc Historic District | 2.4 miles | 2015 | |
 | Mead Memorial Chapel | 2.8 miles | 1999 |
 | Union Hall | 4.4 miles | 1986 |
 | Palmer-Lewis Estate | 4.4 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000586 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Westchester County | All 250 listed properties in this county. |
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