Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 18 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1887.
One of 686 National Register listings published here for Worcester County · listed in 1986 · 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 32 fires within 5 miles of Baldwinville Village Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 19 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 | 20 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 4 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 20 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 1 July 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 9 June 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 June 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Baldwinville Village Historic District: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Royalston Mica Mine | Mica | Occurrence | Mica | |
| South Royalston Mica Mine | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| City of Gardner | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Dines Roger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Highway Pit & Gardner Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Otter River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sibley Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Templeton Hwy Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Templeton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Templeton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Templeton Farm Colony | 1.9 miles | 1994 |
 | Templeton Common Historic District | 3.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Whitney Tavern | 3.8 miles | 1996 |
 | Old Centre Historic District | 4.3 miles | 1987 |
 | Garbose Building | 4.6 miles | 1983 |
 | Gardner News Building | 4.6 miles | 1979 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000273 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Worcester County | All 686 listed properties in this county. |
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