Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 17 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire County · listed in 1982 · 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 25 fires within 5 miles of Belchertown Center Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 July 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.3 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 June 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 7 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Belchertown Center Historic District: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belchertown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Belchertown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Walker-Collis House | 0.6 miles | 1982 |
 | Belchertown State School | 1.2 miles | 1994 |
 | Ware Center Historic District | 6.4 miles | 1986 |
 | South Amherst Common Historic District | 6.8 miles | 1995 |
 | Baird House | 7.9 miles | 1985 |
 | Pelham Town Hall Historic District | 8.0 miles | 1971 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001913 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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