A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. 7 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1906.
One of 74 National Register listings published here for Mahoning County · listed in 1966 · category: Site · a National Historic Landmark.
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 11 fires within 5 miles of William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home Site between 2010 and 2020, burning about 7 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15243 |
| 10 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15837 |
| 10 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15244 |
| 21 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15822 |
| 15 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15216 |
| 14 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15215 |
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15728 |
| 6 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 15644 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of William H. McGuffey Boyhood Home Site: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erskine Quarry & Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sharon Steel/ Hubbard, Ohio | Iron | Producer | ||
| Erskine Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company Housing | 3.5 miles | 1982 | |
 | Welsh Congregational Church | 4.0 miles | 1986 |
 | McCrory Building | 4.1 miles | 1986 |
 | Rayen School | 4.1 miles | 1974 |
 | Strouss-Hirschberg Company | 4.1 miles | 1986 |
 | Helen Chapel | 4.2 miles | 1986 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 66000617 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mahoning County | All 74 listed properties in this county. |
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