Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol County · listed in 2007 · 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 65 fires within 5 miles of Spring Brook Cemetery between 2015 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Smoking | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | FOXBORO |
| 23 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 15 September 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | FOXBORO |
| 12 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLAINVILLE |
| 8 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | FOXBORO |
| 8 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | FOXBORO |
| 5 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | FOXBORO |
| 4 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | FOXBORO |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Spring Brook Cemetery: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boro Sand and Stone Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Boro Sand and Stone, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dorrance Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pine Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plain Street Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wrentham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Soldiers' Memorial Library | 0.4 miles | 1995 |
 | Fisher-Richardson House | 0.7 miles | 1998 |
 | Lowney Chocolate Factory | 1.6 miles | 2016 |
 | Pitt Clarke House | 3.7 miles | 1976 |
 | Norton Center Historic District | 4.1 miles | 1977 |
 | Furnace Village Historic District | 4.7 miles | 1983 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07001240 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bristol County | All 389 listed properties in this county. |
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