Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 1,353 National Register listings published here for Middlesex County · listed in 1983 · 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 76 fires within 5 miles of Billerica Mills Historic District between 2002 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 6 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 May 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Billerica Mills Historic District: 4 plants, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Graphite, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Avaco Corp--Lowell, Ma. | Graphite | Plant | ||
| Stackpole Fibers Co--Lowell, Ma. | Graphite | Plant | ||
| Amasa W Brown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Amasa W. Brown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Glenview Sand and Gravel Corp. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Heffron Asphalt Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jowalco, Incorporated | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lowell Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Manning Manse | 0.9 miles | 1982 |
 | Middlesex Canal | 1.4 miles | 1972 |
 | Dutton-Holden Homestead | 1.9 miles | 2001 |
 | Howe School | 2.0 miles | 2002 |
 | Sabbath Day House | 2.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Billerica Town Common District | 2.3 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83003996 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Middlesex County | All 1353 listed properties in this county. |
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