Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 8 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1909.
One of 22 National Register listings published here for Guernsey County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
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 Booth Homestead between 2013 and 2020, burning about 116 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 13025 |
| 26 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8905 |
| 7 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 9247 |
| 13 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 8107 |
| 11 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 14411 |
| 11 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 14409 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Booth Homestead: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playford Bliss Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Wentz Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kennedy Stone House | 6.8 miles | 1975 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001851 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Guernsey County | All 22 listed properties in this county. |
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