Built in 1855. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 480 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 1975 · category: District · built in 1855.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 98 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 26 fires within 5 miles of Oak Grove Cemetery between 2015 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 July 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 July 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | GLOUCESTER |
| 18 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | GLOUCESTER |
| 3 June 2020 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove Cemetery: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John R Morse | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Johnson Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Niff-Dominic Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mcniff Co Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Morse Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rockport Quarries Inc | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Town of Rockport | Granite | Past Producer | Granite | |
| Town of Rockport Quarry | Granite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Gloucester Net and Twine Company | 0.2 miles | 1996 |
 | Whittemore House | 0.2 miles | 1990 |
 | First Parish Burial Ground | 0.3 miles | 2010 |
 | White-Ellery House | 0.3 miles | 1990 |
| Babson-Alling House | 0.4 miles | 1996 | |
 | Central Gloucester Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 75000263 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Essex County | All 480 listed properties in this county. |
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