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One of 138 National Register listings published here for Plymouth County · listed in 2013 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 138 National Register listings published here for Plymouth County · listed in 2013 · category: District.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 108 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 312 fires within 5 miles of Old Burial Hill between 2006 and 2020, burning about 96 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 | 208 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 5 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 28 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.2 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | KINGS PLAIN FIRE |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | KINGSTON |
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Old Burial Hill: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plymouth Pit & Plant Wethers Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Southeastern Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Southeastern Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | First Parish Church of Plymouth | under 500 feet | 2014 |
![]() | Old County Courthouse | 0.1 miles | 1972 |
![]() | Bartlett-Russell-Hedge House | 0.1 miles | 1976 |
![]() | Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage | 0.1 miles | 2007 |
![]() | Plymouth Post Office Building | 0.1 miles | 1986 |
![]() | Richard Sparrow House | 0.2 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 13000582 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Plymouth County | All 138 listed properties in this county. |