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One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol County · listed in 2014 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 389 National Register listings published here for Bristol County · listed in 2014 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 109 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 46 fires within 5 miles of Jewish Cemetery between 2015 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 3 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 August 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 August 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 29 July 2020 | 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 4 workings within 5 miles of Jewish Cemetery: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acushnet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Blue Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dartmouth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pine Hill Sand and Gravel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Shawmut Diner | 1.9 miles | 2003 |
![]() | Head of the River Historic District | 2.5 miles | 2009 |
![]() | Whitman Mills | 2.7 miles | 2003 |
![]() | Hotel Waverly | 2.7 miles | 1990 |
![]() | Manomet Mills | 2.7 miles | 2012 |
![]() | Whitman Mills | 2.8 miles | 2003 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 14000155 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. |