Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
“Black Diamond Cemetery is a cemetery located in Black Diamond, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Black Diamond Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 324 National Register listings published here for King County · listed in 2000 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Black Diamond Cemetery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 45 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 August 1997 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GREEN RIVER GORGE |
| 2 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | FRANKLIN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Black Diamond Cemetery: 13 past producers, 7 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Arsenic, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blum Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dobroff | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Franklin Arsenic | Arsenic, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Royal Reward Mine | Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1875, 1957 | |
| Franklin Silica Sand | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Ravensdale Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Blum Hi-Alumina Clay Deposit | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Byrd Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Cardinal Reward Mine | Mercury, Arsenic | Occurrence | 1958 | |
| Green River Hi-Alumina Clays | Aluminum | Prospect |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Black Diamond, the town this property stands in, in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Black Diamond | - | Funnel cloud reached about half way toward the ground. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Luigi and Aurora Pagani House | 0.5 miles | 2002 |
 | Gaffney's Lake Wilderness Lodge | 4.8 miles | 2003 |
 | Covington Electrical Substation, Bonneville Power Administration | 5.5 miles | 2018 |
 | Patton Bridge | 6.9 miles | 1995 |
 | Louis and Ellen Olson House | 7.4 miles | 1984 |
 | Trommald Building | 7.5 miles | 2000 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000406 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| King County | All 324 listed properties in this county. |
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