Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 342 National Register listings published here for Norfolk County · listed in 2002 · category: Site.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Cohasset Central Cemetery between 2015 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SCITUATE |
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HINGHAM |
| 26 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SCITUATE |
| 2 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HINGHAM |
| 18 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HINGHAM |
| 1 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HINGHAM |
| 31 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HINGHAM |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cohasset Central Cemetery: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hingham Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cohasset Common Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1996 |
 | Pratt Historic Building | 0.7 miles | 2006 |
 | Caleb Lothrop House | 0.9 miles | 1976 |
 | Josephine M. Hagerty House | 0.9 miles | 1997 |
 | Capt. John Wilson House and Bates Ship Chandlery | 0.9 miles | 2002 |
 | Government Island Historic District | 1.1 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02001612 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Norfolk County | All 342 listed properties in this county. |
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