Built in 1760. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 2005 · category: Site · built in 1760.
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 38 fires within 5 miles of Westlawn Cemetery between 2015 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 July 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Westlawn Cemetery: 16 past producers, 6 producers, 1 occurrence, 1 plant. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Kyanite, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiber Matls Plant--Graniteville, Ma | Graphite | Plant | ||
| Oak Hill Andalusite Occurrence | Kyanite | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| West Chelmsford Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fletcher Westford Quarry | Granite | Producer | ||
| Forest Road Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| H E Fletcher Co | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Oak Hill Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Oakhill Granite Co Inc | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Acton Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Black Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Russian Cemetery | 0.5 miles | 2005 |
 | Forge Village Historic District | 1.2 miles | 2002 |
 | Westford Town Farm | 1.2 miles | 2008 |
 | Westford Center Historic District | 1.6 miles | 1998 |
 | Graniteville Historic District | 1.6 miles | 2002 |
 | Reed-Wood Place | 1.7 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 04001433 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Middlesex County | All 1353 listed properties in this county. |
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