Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1890.
One of 60 National Register listings published here for Franklin County · listed in 2006 · category: District.
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 32 fires within 5 miles of Hill Cemetery and Parson Hubbard House Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 24 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 burning | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachussetts State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Hill Cemetery and Parson Hubbard House Historic District: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone - Marble Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | Marble | |
| Limestone-Marble Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Gneiss Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Gneiss Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Luther Smith Gneiss Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Luther Smith Gneiss Quarry | Stone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Shelburne Free Public Library | 0.7 miles | 2016 |
 | Shelburne Falls Historic District (Boundary Increase 2010) | 2.5 miles | 2010 |
 | Odd Fellow's Hall | 2.7 miles | 1979 |
 | Shelburne Falls Historic District | 2.7 miles | 1988 |
 | Bardwell's Ferry Bridge | 3.0 miles | 2000 |
 | Tavern Farm, Old | 3.1 miles | 2005 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000716 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Franklin County | All 60 listed properties in this county. |
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