Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1892.
“Mark's Cemetery is a historic cemetery located on E. Mark's Place in Mount Kisco, Westchester County, New York.”
Wikipedia article St. Mark's Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 250 National Register listings published here for Westchester County · listed in 1988 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
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 331 fires within 5 miles of St. Mark's Cemetery between 2000 and 2020, burning about 267 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 20 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 | 156 |
| Natural | 43 |
| Smoking | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.8 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2008 | 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 5 workings within 5 miles of St. Mark's Cemetery: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Peat. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armonk Plant | Peat | Past Producer | Peat | |
| Baylis Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Baylis Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Kinkel Gneiss Rock Quarries | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kinkel Gneiss Rock Quarries | Stone | Past Producer |
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 Methodist Church and Parsonage | 0.4 miles | 1982 |
 | Mount Kisco Municipal Complex | 0.6 miles | 1997 |
 | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | 0.9 miles | 1991 |
 | Merestead | 1.7 miles | 1984 |
 | Stonecrest | 2.1 miles | 2004 |
 | The Woodpile | 2.4 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 88000918 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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