Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1901.
“The Bement-Billings House is a historic house located on NY 38 north of Newark Valley in Tioga County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Bement-Billings House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 57 National Register listings published here for Tioga County · listed in 1990 · 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 91 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 93 fires within 5 miles of Bement-Billings House between 1999 and 2020, burning about 96 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 7 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 | 48 |
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | N/A |
| 29 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 1 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 9 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 27 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2005 | 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 2 workings within 5 miles of Bement-Billings House: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Salt, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.Miller No.1 Well | Salt | Prospect | ||
| Owego Town of Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newark Valley, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1994 and 1996: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newark Valley | $15,000 | An isolated severe thunderstorm downed large trees and wires, and blew the top off an old barn. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newark Valley | $8,000 | no account filed |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newark Valley | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newark Valley | $5,000 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gilbert E. Purple House | 0.8 miles | 2004 |
 | Newwark Valley Municipal Building and Tappan-Spaulding Memorial Library | 0.9 miles | 2006 |
 | Knapp House | 0.9 miles | 1998 |
 | Nowland House | 1.2 miles | 1997 |
 | Silk Street Bridge | 1.5 miles | 1998 |
 | Maple Lawn Farm | 1.7 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90000002 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Tioga County | All 57 listed properties in this county. |
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