Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. 23 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 86 National Register listings published here for Hampshire County · listed in 1995 · 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 52 fires within 5 miles of South Amherst Common Historic District between 2001 and 2020, burning about 289 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 28 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 23 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 22 July 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 27 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 26 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 June 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 South Amherst Common Historic District: 5 producers, 4 past producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham Quarry | Asbestos, Emery | Past Producer | ||
| Amherst Plant No. 5 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Amherst Quarry Plant#5 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Clay Pit | Brick Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Clay Pit | Brick Clay | Producer | Clay | |
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Blakeslee-Arpaia-Chapman S&G Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| D D Ruxton Co Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pulpit Hill Road 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Baird House | 1.1 miles | 1985 |
 | Westside Historic District | 2.3 miles | 2000 |
 | Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | 2.3 miles | 2000 |
 | Conkey-Stevens House | 2.4 miles | 1979 |
 | East Village Historic District | 2.5 miles | 1986 |
 | Emily Dickinson House | 2.5 miles | 1966 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 95000100 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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