Built in 1841. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1898.
“Cuba Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Cuba in Allegany County, New York. It was established in 1841, and later expanded and incorporated neighboring cemeteries.”
Wikipedia article Cuba Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 34 National Register listings published here for Allegany County · listed in 2015 · category: Site · built in 1841.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Cuba Cemetery between 2000 and 2019, burning about 58 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 9 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 | 52 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 29 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 July 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 12 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 14 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 314 specimens collected within 10 miles of Cuba Cemetery between 1877 and 1974: 294 Animalia, 11 Plantae, 9 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. C. Latta, C.F. Stone, Carl O. Dunbar, Paul Sartenaer and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ustilago candollei Tul. & C.Tul. | 1877 | Ch. H. Peck | Summit |
 | Leptosphaeria coniothyrium (Fuckel) Sacc. | 1921 | H.S. Guilford | |
 | Macrosporium ornatissimum Ellis & Barthol. | 1941 | M. F. Barrus | Farm west of Belmont |
 | Sphacelotheca hydropiperis (Schumach.) de Bary | 1877 | Peck Ch. H. | Summit |
 | Clavaria fusiformis Sowerby | 1885 | not recorded | Peat Moss, Brookton |
 | Carex pallescens L. | 1895 | H. H. Taylor | McGrawville. [Inferred county from precise loc.] |
 | Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack. | 1895 | H. Taylor | McGrawville [=possibly New Hudson, in Allegany County, NY.] |
 | Carex interior L.H.Bailey | 1896 | G. T. Hastings | Summit |
 | Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc. | 1896 | G. T. Hastings | Summit. |
 | Dendroica petechia aestiva (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) | 1898 | C.F. Stone | Friendship |
 | Alternaria Nees | 1904 | Latta | Friendship |
 | Alternaria panax Whetzel | 1910 | Osner G. | MCGRAWVILLE |
All 314 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cuba, the town this property stands in, in 32 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 24 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Cuba | $60,000 | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $50,000 | An isolated thunderstorm produced damaging winds that downed a 75 foot pine tree. The tree fell onto a house resulting in structural damage to the roof and second story. An outdoor gazebo was also flattened by the tree. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $50,000 | Thunderstorms produced high winds and torrential rains during the afternoon and evening hours. The strong thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines. Scattered power outages were reported. The torrential rains caused some poor drainage flooding. In Olean, underpasses were flooded with waist-deep water. |
| September 2016 | Flash Flood | Cuba | $45,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $30,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Cuba | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Cuba | $20,000 | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $20,000 | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $15,000 | Law Enforcement reported trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $15,000 | Trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Cuba | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down on Mill Street. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $8,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $5,000 | Multiple reports of trees downed in the Town of Cuba. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Cuba | $5,000 | A thunderstorm during the early morning hours produced torrential rains and quarter-sized hail. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $4,000 | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $2,000 | Trees and wires reported down by law enforcement. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $1,000 | Trees were reported down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $1,000 | Trees and wires were reported down. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Cuba | $1,000 | A large tree was reported down in New Hudson. |
| July 2018 | Flood | North Cuba | $1,000 | Dutch Hill Road closed due to high water. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuba | $500 | A tree was downed on State Route 446. |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Cuba | - | Flooding occurring with multiple road closures throughout town. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Main Street Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1999 |
| Keller Opera House | 0.5 miles | 1999 |
 | South Street Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1988 |
 | McKinney Stables of Empire City Farms | 0.8 miles | 1999 |
| Wellman House | 6.9 miles | 1974 | |
 | Friendship Free Library | 6.9 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000004 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Allegany County | All 34 listed properties in this county. |
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