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Decorative drawing: a small American settlement seen from a low hill. Not a photograph of this place.

Shelburne, Massachusetts

34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Shelburne town. It lies in ZIP code area 01370. It stands on Dragon Hill. The Survey maps it on the Shelburne Falls quadrangle.

Shelburne within Franklin County

Then and now

1890 to 1990

The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Shelburne, surveyed 1990
Topographic sheet of Shelburne, surveyed 1890

Topographic sheets covering this place

34 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

3 photographs,

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.

Daniel P. Bardwell Ash House, Bardwell's Ferry Road, Shelburne, Franklin County, MA
Daniel P. Bardwell Ash House, Bardwell's Ferry Road, Shelburne, Franklin County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Lamsom-Goodnow Manufacturing Company, 45 Conway Street, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, MA
Lamsom-Goodnow Manufacturing Company, 45 Conway Street, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress
Bardwell's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Deerfield River on Bardwell's Ferry Road, Shelburne, Franklin County, MA
Bardwell's Ferry Bridge, Spanning Deerfield River on Bardwell's Ferry Road, Shelburne, Franklin County, MA
Unattributed, . Library of Congress

Fires nearby

29 since 2002

The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Shelburne between 2002 and 2020, burning about 22 acres in total. None 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
Debris and open burning21
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
21 June 2020Smokingunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
8 May 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachussetts State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
31 May 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
31 May 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
9 April 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
3 April 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
29 April 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
28 April 2003Debris and open burning5.0 acresMassachussetts State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Specimens collected nearby

12 of 1,871 shown

Museums hold 1,871 specimens collected within 10 miles of Shelburne between 1822 and 1975: 960 Plantae, 542 Fungi, 234 Animalia, 110 Unrecorded, 24 Protozoa, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A V Osmun, A. F. Beals, A. K. Harrison 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
Specimen of Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) A.W.WoodCardamine diphylla (Michx.) A.W.Wood1900F. F. Forbes
A photograph of the species Ptilidium pulcherrimum, not of this specimenPtilidium pulcherrimum (Weber) Hampe1822Ebenezer Emmons
A photograph of the species Carex pauciflora, not of this specimenCarex pauciflora Lightf.1825Collector unspecifiedAshfield. [Inferred county from precise loc.]
A photograph of the species Cinna latifolia, not of this specimenCinna latifolia (Trevir. ex Göpp.) Griseb.1847Russell
unnamed (fossil)1867Othniel C. Marshblack sh, [property of T.M. Stoughton, 1871 Beers County map, previously owned by Dr. Roswell Field], S side of Connecticut River, Horse Race, Montague
A photograph of the species Carex prasina, not of this specimenCarex prasina Wahlenb.1892J. R. ChurchillMontague
A photograph of the species Carex torta, not of this specimenCarex torta Boott1892J. R. ChurchillMontague
Rhexia virginica L.1892not recordedMillers Falls
A photograph of the species Spiranthes ochroleuca, not of this specimenSpiranthes ochroleuca (Rydb.) Rydb.1894Swinerton, J.R.Greenfield
A photograph of the species Asplenium ruta-muraria, not of this specimenAsplenium ruta-muraria L.1895A. F. BealsSugar loaf Mountain, (north), South Deerfield
A photograph of the species Juglans cinerea, not of this specimenJuglans cinerea L.1895C. W. TrowBuckland.
A photograph of the species Botrypus virginianus, not of this specimenBotrypus virginianus (L.) Michx.1896W. W. Bailey

All 1,871 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries nearby

6 within 5 miles

The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Shelburne: 3 producers, 3 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, Limestone, General, Limestone, Dimension. 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
Limestone - Marble QuarryLimestone, GeneralProducerMarble
Limestone-Marble QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Gneiss QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Gneiss QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer
Luther Smith Gneiss QuarryStone, DimensionProducerMetamorphic
Luther Smith Gneiss QuarryStone, DimensionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms nearby

27 since 1999

The National Weather Service names Shelburne in 27 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 23 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flood, 1 lightning. 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
August 2011FloodShelburne$100,000After receiving nearly nine inches of rain associated with Tropical Storm Irene, the Deerfield River flooded, inundating the town of Shelburne.
May 2013LightningShelburne$25,000Lightning struck a tree outside a house on Colrain Shelburne Road, traveled through the ground and started a fire in the attic of the house.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindShelburne$25,000Trees and wires downed by thunderstorm winds, resulting in numerous road closures and power outages.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindShelburne$15,000Trees and wires on South Shelburne Road, Lucy Fiske Road, and Bardwells Ferry Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindShelburne$15,000Multiple trees and wires on Ashfield Road in the Shelburne Falls section of Shelburne were downed by thunderstorm winds. Some of these landed on cars.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindShelburne$10,000Trees and wires on Brook Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindShelburne$5,000A tree was downed onto wires.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindShelburne$5,000A tree just east of Gould's Sugar House on Route 2 was downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindShelburne$5,000A tree on Bardwells Ferry Road was downed onto wires by thunderstorm winds.
October 2013Thunderstorm WindShelburne$5,000A tree and wires were downed on Route 2 at the Belchertown line.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindShelburne$5,000Numerous large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds; including one that blocked North Road.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindShelburne$5,000A large tree on Old Greenfield Road was downed onto wires by thunderstorm winds.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindShelburne$5,000no account filed
May 2022Thunderstorm WindEast Shelburne$1,300In East Shelburne, trees and power lines were downed on Route 2 near the Shelburne/Greenfield town line. Time estimated by radar.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindShelburne$1,000A tree was downed by thunderstorm winds, blocking Shelburne Center Road.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindShelburne$1,000Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindEast Shelburne$800In Colrain, a tree and power lines were down on Van Nuys Rd.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindShelburne$800In Greenfield, a tree and wires were down on South Shelburne Road. Report relayed by amateur radio.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindEast Shelburne$800In Greenfield, a tree was down on wires on Summit Drive.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindEast Shelburne$500In Shelburne Falls, a tree was down on Fiske Mill Road.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindShelburne$300In Shelburne, a tree was down blocking a lane of travel on Rt 2.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindEast Shelburne-In Colrain, there was a tree down on wires on Smead Hill Rd.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindShelburne-Thunderstorms downed large tree limbs in Shelburne and Conway.
August 2011HailShelburne-no account filed
June 2008HailShelburne-no account filed
May 2001Thunderstorm WindShelburne-no account filed
July 1999Thunderstorm WindShelburne-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin 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
Bardwell2.3 miles34
The Patten2.6 miles34
Shelburne Falls2.9 miles34
Shirkshire3.3 miles34
East Shelburne3.3 miles36
Shattuckville3.9 miles36
Fort Morris4.3 miles36
Greenfield4.7 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 608656. 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.