Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. 22 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire 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 118 fires within 5 miles of Main Street Historic District between 2004 and 2020, burning about 93 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 18 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sylvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge | MILL RV DIV MA-SCR #4 |
| 18 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sylvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge | MILL RV DIV MA-SCR #3 |
| 17 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sylvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge | MILL RV DIV MA-SCR #2 |
| 15 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sylvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge | MILL RV DIV MA-SCR #1 |
| 15 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Main Street Historic District: 13 producers, 12 past producers, 1 occurrence. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Brick Clay, Clay, Stone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Rock Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Loudville | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Wulfenite | |
| Loudville Lead Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Barium-Barite | Producer | Barite, Galena | |
| Loudville Mine | Barium-Barite, Lead, Silica, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Southhampton Barite Vein | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum | Producer | Barite, Galena | |
| Southhampton Barite Vein | Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Southhampton Barite Vein/Loudville Pb Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bill Willard Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Florence Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | US Post Office-Easthampton Main | 0.1 miles | 1986 |
 | Town Farm, The | 1.4 miles | 1996 |
 | Northampton State Hospital | 3.1 miles | 1994 |
 | Fort Hill Historic District | 3.5 miles | 1989 |
 | Center Cemetery | 3.6 miles | 2013 |
 | Smith Alumnae Gymnasium | 3.7 miles | 1976 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 86000451 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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