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Marblehead, Massachusetts

40 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marblehead town. It lies in ZIP code area 01945. It lies near Burial Hill. The Survey maps it on the Marblehead North quadrangle.

Marblehead within Essex County

Then and now

1888 to 1985

The same ground, surveyed 97 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Marblehead, surveyed 1985
Topographic sheet of Marblehead, surveyed 1888

On record in Marblehead

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 13 shown

Every listing in Essex County

Surveyed buildings and structures 8 records

Businesses named in the fire insurance atlases 6 records

Topographic sheets covering this place

16 surveys from 40 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Photographs

2 photographs, 1943

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Coast Guard Auxiliary. Guardians of inland waters. Another Coast Guard temporary is John L. Doran, a Boston undertaker. He is a member of the Marblehead, Massachusetts flotilla of the auxiliary, composed of business and professional men who have made available their boats to the government for patrol duty
Coast Guard Auxiliary. Guardians of inland waters. Another Coast Guard temporary is John L. Doran, a Boston undertaker. He is a member of the Marblehead, Massachusetts flotilla of the auxiliary, composed of business and professional men who have made available their boats to the government for patrol duty
Palmer, Alfred T., photographer, 1943. Library of Congress
Captain Samuel Trevett House, 65 Washington Street, Marblehead, Essex County, MA
Captain Samuel Trevett House, 65 Washington Street, Marblehead, Essex County, MA
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress

Fires near this place

30 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Marblehead between 2006 and 2020, burning about 155 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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
Recreation and ceremony12
Smoking5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning3
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Fireworks1
Natural1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 September 2020Smokingunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
27 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
4 August 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlBEVERLY
27 August 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlBEVERLY
13 August 2015Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlBEVERLY
10 August 2016Recreation and ceremony27 acresMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlSALEM
30 July 2016Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlBEVERLY
30 July 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire ControlBEVERLY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Essex County

Specimens collected near this place

12 of 8,124 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 8,124 specimens collected within 10 miles of Marblehead between 1800 and 1975: 3,246 Plantae, 2,142 Animalia, 1,132 Fungi, 924 Chromista, 479 Unrecorded, 139 Bacteria, 62 Protozoa. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A H HIGGINSON, A. A. Eaton, A. B. Hervey 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 SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
A photograph of the species Rhodocollybia prolixa, not of this specimenRhodocollybia prolixa var. distorta (Fr.) Antonín, Halling & Noordel.1800R. B. MackintoshPeabody
A photograph of the species Brasenia schreberi, not of this specimenBrasenia schreberi J.F.Gmel.1821not recordedPleasant Pond, Wenham, Mass.
A photograph of the species Lecanora tartarea, not of this specimenLecanora tartarea (L.) Ach.1839E. TuckermanManchester
A photograph of the species Ochrolechia yasudae, not of this specimenOchrolechia yasudae Vainio1839Tuckerman, E.[USA] Manchester, Massachusetts.
A photograph of the species Desmarestia viridis, not of this specimenDesmarestia viridis (O.F.Müll.) J.V.Lamour.1841C. E. PeaseMarblehead
A photograph of the species Polysiphonia urceolata, not of this specimenPolysiphonia urceolata (Lightfoot ex Dillwyn) Greville1841F. S. CollinsRevere Beach, Revere, MA
A photograph of the species Splachnum ampullaceum, not of this specimenSplachnum ampullaceum Hedw.1843A. Gray; W. S. SullivantManchester
A photograph of the species Carex caryophyllea, not of this specimenCarex caryophyllea Latourr.1847C. DeweySalem
A photograph of the species Carex muhlenbergii, not of this specimenCarex muhlenbergii Kunth ex Boott1847F. M. B. Boott
A photograph of the species Ceramium rubrum, not of this specimenCeramium rubrum C.Agardh1848E. Hodges
A photograph of the species Cladophora rupestris, not of this specimenCladophora rupestris (L.) Kütz.1848H. W. W. BaileyLittle Nahant, MA
Cystoclonium purpurascens (Hudson) Kützing1848E. Hodges

All 8,124 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Marblehead: 3 plants, 1 unknown, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zirconium, Mercury, Silver, Gold, REE. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Travers Labs Refinery--Beverly, Ma.Mercury, Silver, Gold, REEPlant
Thiokol Ventron Div--Beverly, Ma.ZirconiumPlant
Ventron Corp--Beverly, Ma.ZirconiumPast Producer
Swampscott PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Swampscott QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Swampscott QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Essex County

Storms near this place

12 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marblehead in 12 storm reports between 1998 and 2016: 6 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 2011Flash FloodMarblehead$2,500,000Numerous streets were closed due to flooding. Approximately 500 houses experienced some sort of flooding, 100 of these houses had to have the electricity cut off to prevent further problems related to basement flooding. Water levels in houses were reported to be between 4 and 9 feet deep. Six houses on Elmwood Road had at least 8 feet of water on the 1st floor. On Paradise Road between the 300 block and 1000 block, 90 percent of the businesses had water damage. Orchard, Bradley, and Elmwood Roads, Humphrey, Burrill, New Ocean, and Columbia Streets, Shepard and Atlantic Avenues, and Sculpin Way were still closed around 2pm because of flooding, several hours after rain had stopped. One elementary school was closed, while other schools in the area delayed opening because of the flooding. In Lynn, Chatham Street was closed due to flooding and approximately 180 homes experienced severe flooding in the basements. Seven city buildings sustained water damage, the worst being Harrington Elementary and Marshall Middle School with water coming in from below and through the roof.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindMarblehead$25,000Trees and wires were downed throughout Marblehead, including on Roosevelt Avenue, Fairview Avenue, Jersey Street, and Mugford Street.
July 2008LightningMarblehead$15,000A house on Harbor Avenue was struck by lightning and caught fire.
July 2008LightningMarblehead$15,000A house on Ames Avenue was struck by lightning and caught fire.
July 2008LightningMarblehead$15,000A house on Lafayette Street was struck by lightning and caught fire.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMarblehead$5,000A large limb and wires on Ruby Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
September 2008Thunderstorm WindMarblehead$5,000Trees and wires on Lafayette Street and Alden Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 1998LightningMarblehead$5,000no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindMarblehead$3,000Large limbs and wires on West Shore Drive were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindMarblehead$500Large branches on State and Lafayette Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMarblehead-Four inch limbs were reported down on West Shore Drive.
May 2003Heavy RainMarblehead-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Essex County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
West Town Landing0.9 miles40
Marblehead Neck1.1 miles40
Marblehead Lighthouse1.3 miles40
Clifton1.6 miles43
South Salem2.0 miles42
Beach Bluff2.1 miles43
Salem Neck2.4 miles40
Salem2.5 miles42

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 614728. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.