Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. 23 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire County · listed in 1994 · 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 71 fires within 5 miles of Hatfield Center Historic District between 2003 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 30 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Hatfield Center Historic District: 8 producers, 8 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Brick Clay, Clay, Barium-Barite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Whately-Williamsburg Lead Prospect | Lead, Manganese | Prospect | ||
| D D Ruxton Co Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pulpit Hill Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Old Mill Site Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1982 |
 | Elm Street Historic District | 0.7 miles | 2000 |
 | Porter-Phelps-Huntington House | 0.9 miles | 1973 |
 | Mill-Prospect Street Historic District | 0.9 miles | 2002 |
| Forty Acres and Its Skirts Historic District | 1.0 miles | 2023 | |
 | Upper Main Street Historic District | 1.7 miles | 1994 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000737 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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