Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 15 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1891.
“Saddle Rock Grist Mill is a historic grist mill building located in Saddle Rock, a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York. It is a gambrel-roofed structure.”
Wikipedia article Saddle Rock Grist Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 156 National Register listings published here for Nassau County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 104 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 1,055 fires within 5 miles of Saddle Rock Grist Mill between 2000 and 2020, burning about 270 acres in total. 71 started naturally. 53 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 | 727 |
| Natural | 71 |
| Smoking | 69 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 54 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 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 3 workings within 5 miles of Saddle Rock Grist Mill: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | United Stated Merchant Marine Academy | 1.1 miles | 2014 |
| William Barstow Mansion | 1.3 miles | 2014 | |
 | Grace and Thomaston Buildings | 1.4 miles | 1978 |
| Grace and Thomaston Buildings | 1.4 miles | 1978 |
 | US Post Office-Great Neck | 1.7 miles | 1989 |
 | Stepping Stones Light Station | 2.2 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001866 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Nassau County | All 156 listed properties in this county. |
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