First Congregational Church

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 175 fires within 5 miles of First Congregational Church between 2001 and 2020, burning about 366 acres in total. 21 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.

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Every fire recorded in Hampshire County

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 5,832 specimens collected within 10 miles of First Congregational Church between 1781 and 1975: 2,846 Plantae, 1,519 Fungi, 1,260 Animalia, 133 Chromista, 64 Protozoa, 9 Unrecorded, 1 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Albee, A. Allen, A. B. Seymour 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	Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
	Cercospora violae Sacc.	1895	Ralph E. Smith	Hothouse, Mass. Agr. College, Amherst
	Actias luna Linnaeus, 1758	1896	not recorded
	Plathemis lydia (Drury, 1773)	1896	not recorded
	Carex argyrantha Tuck. ex Dewey	1781	H. G. Jesup	Amherst in Hampshire Co., and Leverett in Franklin Co., Massachusetts. [Inferred counties from precise loc.]
	Carex foenea Willd.	1781	H. G. Jesup	And Leverett
	Ustilago nuda (C.N.Jensen) Kellerm. & Swingle	1810	J.E. Humphrey
	Carex bromoides Willd.	1831	Collector unknown
	Ranunculus ambigens S.Watson	1831	S. Shurtleff
	Carex vesicaria L.	1836	Collector unknown
	Carex vestita Willd.	1836	Collector unspecified
	Kalmia angustifolia f. angustifolia	1838	L. DeWette	Northampton.
	Kalmia latifolia var. latifolia	1838	L. DeWette	Northampton.

All 5,832 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of First Congregational Church: 10 producers, 6 past producers, 1 unknown. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Brick Clay, Clay, Stone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Every working recorded in Hampshire County

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Hadley, the town this property stands in, in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood. 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.

Every storm recorded in Hampshire County

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
	US Post Office--South Hadley Main	under 500 feet	1986
	US Post Office--Easthampton Main	5.0 miles	1986
	Parsons, Shepherd and Damon, Houses Historic District	5.1 miles	2001
	Building at 8--22 Graves Avenue	5.2 miles	1985
	Smith Alumnae Gymnasium	5.2 miles	1976
	Manse, The	5.4 miles	1976