Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. 22 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire County · listed in 1980 · category: District.
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 28 fires within 5 miles of Williamsburg Center Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 31 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 21 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 7 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Williamsburg Center Historic District: 9 occurrences, 7 prospects, 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Lead, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentine Galena Vein | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Granite Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Granite Rock Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Zinc, Lead | Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Hatfield Lead Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Whately - Williamsburg Lead Veins | Lead, Manganese | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Bog Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Bog Iron Occurrence | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Whately Lead Vein Occurrence | Lead, Manganese | Occurrence | Galena |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Haydenville Historic District | 1.9 miles | 1976 |
 | Grove Hill Mansion | 3.2 miles | 1982 |
 | Northampton Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District | 3.9 miles | 2012 |
 | Bisbee Mill | 4.6 miles | 2005 |
 | Goshen Town Hall | 4.7 miles | 2018 |
 | Ross Farm | 4.9 miles | 2008 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 80000506 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hampshire County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
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