ONTARIO COUNTY (NY) CEMETERIES
Compiled
by Preston E. Pierce
Ontario
County Historian
This is
a consolidated list of burial places within the present boundaries of Ontario
County, NY. This list includes all
known burial plots established since 1789.
It also includes the best information available about cemeteries which
have become so obliterated as to render locating them impossible. In a few cases, cemeteries are listed for
which there is little hard evidence of their existence. Where noted, the incorporations of many
cemeteries are cited from county records.
Despite
a feeble attempt in the 1840's, New York did not require the keeping of vital
records until 1882. For decades after
that date many local government officials operated from their homes or
makeshift Town Halls with the result that early records were often lost or
damaged. Until recently, there were few
central repositories for church records.
The burial records of rural cemetery associations and undertakers have
also been difficult to access. Our
cemeteries, therefore, are our single biggest repository of information on
births, deaths, and marriages as well as other historical information. Often containing distinct folk art and
architecture, they are a cultural resource increasingly threatened by the elements
and man. Approximately 400 Revolutionary
patriots have been located in the cemeteries in and around Ontario County. Therefore, it is important for our study of
history, and the maintenance of our aesthetic environment, that we conserve our
cemeteries. The first step in that
continuing process is to take note of what we have. Anyone having additions or corrections to this list is asked to
contact the Ontario County Historian at the County Archives (3051 County
Complex Dr., Canandaigua, NY 14424.
Telephone (716) 396-4376).
Readings
of the markers in most of these cemeteries are available at many places
including the County Historian's Office; the Ontario County Archives (RAIMS);
the Ontario County, Geneva, and East Bloomfield Historical Societies; and the
Naples Public Library. Municipal
historians often have more detailed information on the cemeteries in their
jurisdiction. Frequently, churches,
cemetery associations, and local governments and historical societies (where
the cemetery is public) have additional information. The readings held by the County Historian (as they were in the
early 1980's) were microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah and are
widely available through their programs.
This listing of names and locations, however, supersedes any previous
listings.
Some
cemeteries are listed below a line within a municipality. Those are cemeteries whose location cannot
be precisely determined, whose existence is questionable, or which do not exist
but are referenced to clear up misunderstanding with other publications. In some cases there are map coordinates for
those cemeteries. That is the result of
the fact that some were identified on early topographic maps, or the site is
generally known and GPS readings were taken.
The
numbers preceding each cemetery are those assigned by the committee working
with the County Historian's Office, the Ontario County Historical Society, and
the Ontario County Genealogy Society to index all local burial sites. Numbers seeming to be out of order are the
result of initial confusion over cemetery designations, names, locations, or
separations. In some cases, cemeteries
are discovered long after the rest of those in a municipality have been
listed.
Number
216 was used twice in a previous publication.
Therefore, #216 (Ringer/Creager), Town of Seneca, has been renumbered
#219.
With
this edition of the listing we begin providing the map grid coordinates which
have resulted from surveys, readings from
Global Positioning System (GPS) devices, or data from US Geological
Survey maps. The smaller, more obscure,
cemeteries have been given priority in the grid coordinate identification
effort. In addition, the notations for
many sites give information on the incorporation of cemetery associations and
other historical documentation.
Every
effort is being made to correctly identify the names of cemeteries. Some had received arbitrary name changes
over the years. Where possible, the
names used in incorporations or deeds are being used. If a cemetery is well-known by more than one name (Baptist
Hill/Evergreen, for example) all well-known names are listed.
Actual
information from individual cemetery records or readings is widely available
from local town historical societies, public libraries, or municipal
historians. The Geneva Historical
Society, Ontario County Historical
Society, and East Bloomfield Historical Society have large collections which
are open to the public on a daily basis.
Most of
the work of locating, reading, and documenting these burial sites has been done
by volunteers and members of local historical and genealogical societies, and
the Daughters of the American Revolution.
This list is part of a larger continuing effort to create one accurate,
widely dispersed guide to an important cultural and family history resource. The Historian would like to thank the following
individuals in particular for their efforts:
Michael Bloniarz, Charles Callari, Gilbert Smith, and Bruce Stuart of
the Ontario County Historical Society and the Ontario County Genealogical
Society. Thanks are also due to Alice
Dunn, a professional surveyor with a keen interest in local history. The original listing was done by former
County Historian, Clyde Maffin in the mid-1960's with similar volunteer
help. The Town and Village Historians
of the county, together with the staff of the Ontario County Archive (RAIMS),
have provided valuable assistance to all those who have worked on this list.
VILLAGE OF BLOOMFIELD
[FORMERLY
THE VILLAGES OF EAST BLOOMFIELD AND HOLCOMB]
Cem. GPS/Survey
Coordinates Name and
location of cemetery.
1 42.53.46N 77.25.56W East
Bloomfield Cemetery (Off Elton Park.) [Original location on property of
Bloomfield Academy Museum.]
2 42.54.06N 77.26.01W St.
Bridget's Cemetery (Behind St. Bridget's Catholic Church.)
TOWN OF BRISTOL
3 42.50.57N 77.24.37W Andrews
Cemetery (East side of Flatiron Road.)
4 42.50.39N 77.25.26W Baptist
Hill/Evergreen Cemetery[1]
(County Rd. #2 in the hamlet of BaptisHill.)
5 42.48.41N 77.23.28W Bristol
Center Cemetery (East side of Route 64 in the hamlet of BristolCenter.)
6 42.49.23N 77.25.13W Case
Cemetery (South side of Gregg Road at Elm Tree Road.)
214 Clement
Cemetery (40 yards northeast of 5279 Gulick Rd.)
7 42.48.56N 77.26.33W Damon
Cemetery (On old Gregg farm, south side of Gregg Road near Egypt Road in woods
diagonally opposite gas well. Just
before curve. On some old listings of the 1940's this is called Graveyard Hill
Cemetery.[2])
8 42.46.23N 77.27.10W Doyle
Cemetery (East side of County Rd. #33 south of Ganyard Hill Road.)
9 42.46.24N 77.26.53W Egypt
Valley Cemetery (On hill above Doyle Cemetery.)
10 Ganyard
Hill/Parsons/South Hill Cemetery (On abandoned Logan Road between South Hill
Road and Ganyard Hill.)
11 Simmons
Private Cemetery (South of Route 20-A near County Road #32.)
12 42.50.26N 77.23.33W Vincent
Hill/Codding Cemetery (North side of Vincent Hill Road.)
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13 42.51.14N 77.28.44W _____
(East side of Briggs Rd. Near Bloomfield town border. May actually be in Town of
Richmond[3])
TOWN OF CANADICE
14 42.44.39N 77.35.5OW Bald
Hill/Pulver Cemetery[4]
(West of Route 15-A opposite Purcell Hill Road.)
15 42.44.14N 77.32.28W Canadice
Corners Cemetery[5]
(East side of County Road #37 at church near intersection of Canadice Hill
Rd. Probably also known as Canadice
Hill Cemetery in old records.)
16 42.45.26N 77.35.09W Canadice
Hollow Cemetery (West side of Canadice Hollow Road north of Coykendall Hill
Road.)
17 42.40.47N 77.32.41W Tibbals
Cemetery (On abandoned road off east side of Ross Road)
Wemett
Cemetery[6]
(On Route #15-A North and East of Pulver Cemetery and North of Coykendall Rd.
intersection.)
CITY OF CANANDAIGUA
18 42.52.44N 77.16.56W Calvary
Cemetery[7]
(South side of Clark Street.) [St. Mary's Catholic Church parish cemetery.]
19 42.53.11N 77.17.03W Pioneer
Cemetery[8]
(South side of West Avenue.)
20 42.53.12N 77.17.12W West
Avenue Cemetery[9]
(North side of West Avenue.) [Some bodies exhumed when Park Avenue constructed
early 1900's.]
21 42.53.20N 77.17.54W Woodlawn
Cemetery[10]
(West side of North Pearl Street.) [Has some graves moved from Pioneer
Cemetery.]
TOWN OF CANANDAIGUA
22 42.46.13N 77.20.21W Academy
Cemetery[11]
(South side of Seneca Point Road at County Road #16.)
23 42.53.54N 77.20.59W Cooley
Cemetery (Northeast side of Cooley Road near intersection of Short Road.)
24 42.48.02N 77.20.15W Lucas
Cemetery (East Side of Route 21 south of Lucas Road.)
25 42.56.03N 77.21.39W New
Michigan/Tilton Cemetery (East side of New Michigan Road north of Yerkes Road.)
26 42.48.58N 77.19.36W Pine
Bank Cemetery[12]
(South side of Wells-Curtice Road at Cheshire.)
27 42.50.29N 77.16.53W Benham/Red
Dock/Wolverton (On abandoned road west of County Road #16 just north of Wyffles
Road.) [In woods just north of houses at east end of Wyffles Road.]
28 42.50.39N 77.18.22W Root/Remington
Cemetery (Corner of Nott Road and Middle Cheshire Road.) [Landlocked]
29 42.55.36N 77.16.40W Sand
Hill Cemetery (South side of Emerson Road at Sand Hill Road.)
30 42.51.50N 77.20.33W Woolhouse/Hunn
Cemetery (Corner of Woolhouse Road and County Road #32.)
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31 Farm
Lot Cemetery[13]
[This is almost certainly the Power Cemetery in the Town of Farmington.]
VILLAGE OF CLIFTON SPRINGS
32 42.57.72N 77.07.59W Clifton
Springs Cemetery[14]
(West of Pearl Street at the south edge of the Village.)
TOWN OF EAST BLOOMFIELD
33 42.55.45N 77.27.32W Dibble Cemetery (South side of
County Rd. #39.) [Do not confuse Boughton Road with Boughton Hill Road in
Victor.]
34 42.55.51N 77.28.09W French
Cemetery (On Bennett Road near intersection with County Rd. #30.) [In woods.]
35 42.53.07N 77.23.30W Gunn
Cemetery (West side of Whalen Road near Route 20.)
36 42.51.40N 77.23.18W Lee/South
Bloomfield Cemetery[15]
South side of Grimble Road near Route 64.)
37 42.52.55N 77.24.46W Parker
Cemetery (South of Gauss Road between Oakmount and Flatiron Roads.)
38 42.55.37N 77.23.54W Rice
Cemetery[16]
(East side of Pond Road near Rice Road.)
39 42.51.52N 77.23.24W Wheeler
Private Cemetery (West side of Route 64 near Wheeler Road. In hedgerow on rise overlooking highway near
house of Rogers farm [1996].)
40 42.51.44N 77.22.33W Wheeler
Private Cemetery (South side of Grimble Road near Wheeler Station Road.)
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41 Reed
Cemetery[17]
(Location uncertain.)
42 Sand
Hill/South Bloomfield (This cemetery is fictitious. Readings exist in some local collections, and the cemetery is on
other lists. Examination of the
readings has shown, however, that this is the Sand Hill Cemetery in the Town of
Canandaigua.)
TOWN OF FARMINGTON
43 43.01.42N 77.19.11W Friends/Orthodox/North
Farmington Cemetery (East of County Rd. #8 at Sheldon Road. Behind Farmington Friends Church.) [Quaker]
44 42.57.43N 77.20.59W Hathaway
Cemetery (South of County Rd. #41 near Route 332.) [In patch of woods on rise
behind barn. Right-of-way past barn.]
45 42.57.41N 77.21.58W Lapham
Family Cemetery [unknown location on old Lapham farm at corner of County Rd.
#41 and New Michigan Road. Records of St. John's Episcopal Church, Canandaigua,
record burials there. A former owner
has stated his belief that the grave sites are in the lawn of the house.[18]]
46 42.57.58N 77.15.27W Payne
Cemetery (South of Route 96 near Sand Hill Road and railroad crossing.)
47 42.57.49N 77.20.44W Powers
Cemetery (South of Shortsville Road near Route 332.)
48 43.01.54N 77.19.45W Salem/Lutheran/German
Cemetery[19]
(East of Road leading north from hamlet of Farmington ("Pumpkin
Hook").)
49 42.57.23N 77.16.48W South
Farmington/Chapel Cemetery (South side of Shortsville Road at County Rd. #28.)
[Originally Hicksite Quaker.]
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50 Preston
Cemetery [unknown location on farm once owned by Wesley Payne (1989).][20]
51 42.58.27N 77.20.58W O.D.
Herendeen Cemetery[21]
(South side of NYS Route 96 just west of Hook Rd. intersection.)
52 42.58.26N 77.20.38W Cooper/Allen/Brown
Cemetery was located beneath parking lot of Finger Lakes Race Track. The bodies
were exhumed and moved to unknown location early 1960's[22].
CITY OF GENEVA[23]
53 42.50.48N 76.58.57W Glenwood
Cemetery (West side of Route 14 at south end of city.)
54 42.51.58N 76.59.20W Pulteney
Street Cemetery[24]
(On site of Geneva Middle School/old High School. Bodies exhumed and moved to
section of Glenwood Cemetery in 1925.)
55 42.52.34N 76.58.09W St.
Patrick's Cemetery (South side of North Street near County line.) [Catholic]
56 Trinity
Church/Ridge Episcopal site[25]
(On site of Chapel of Trinity Church complex.)
57 42.51.44N 76.59.27W Washington
Street Cemetery[26]
(Washington Street)
TOWN OF GENEVA
58 42.50.28N 77.01.21W Earl/Nicholas
Cemetery[27]
(South side of Hastings Rd. near Seneca Town line.)
71 42.46.04N 77.00.13W Barnes/Brown
Cemetery[28]
(South side of Kashong Rd. east of County Rd. 6.)
61 42.53.45N 77.00.45W Clise/Ringer
Cemetery[29]
(West side of County Rd. #6 just north of St. Mary's Cemetery.)
62 42.52.39N 77.00.42W Crittenden
Cemetery (Corner of County Rd. #6 and County Rd. #4)
63 42.49.48N 76.58.47W Glass
Factory Bay Cemetery (East side of Route 14 at Glass Factory Bay two miles south of Geneva.)
64 Kippen
Cemetery (East of Route 14 opposite Hastings Road.)
65 Reed
Cemetery (East side of County Rd. #6 near Reed Road.)
66 42.53.42N 77.00.48W St.
Mary's Cemetery[30]
(West side of County Rd. #6 north of County Rd. #4.) [Catholic]
72 42.53.56N 76.59.19W Smith
Cemetery[31]
(West of NYS Rt. 14, north of Gambee [Gambie] Rd. behind International Paper
Co.)
67 42.49.06N 77.00.19W Brookside/Snell
Cemetery[32]
(South side of Snell Road.)
68 42.48.05N 76.58.58W Winter
Cemetery (North side of Billsboro Road.)
69 Witter
Cemetery (Corner of County Rd. #6 and Ansley Road.)
70 42.54.10N 76.57.53W Woodin
Cemetery (West side of County Line Road/Preemption St. At Geneva town line.)[33]
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60 42.53.58N 76.59.14W Brown
Cemetery (Off north end of Libby Lane)[34]
TOWN OF GORHAM
73 42.46.48N 77.12.51W Baldwin's
Corners/Dwelle Cemetery[35]
(West side of Route 247 near Route 245.)
75 42.46.51N 77.15.38W Lord
Cemetery[36]
(North side of Jones Road, near Twitchell Road. Near Route 364.)
76 42.47.56N 77.08.35W New
Gorham Cemetery (North side of Route 245 west of County Rd. #18)
77 42.47.56N 77.08.26W Old
Gorham Cemetery[37]
(North side of Route 245 east of County Rd. #18)
78 42.48.39N 77.09.52W Pickett/Denham
Cemetery[38]
(Lake-to-Lake Road at with Gorham-Reed's Corners Road (Co. Rd. #18))
79 42.50.05N 77.11.08W Presbyterian
Cemetery (West side of Yautzy Road near Depew Road.)
80 42.50.05N 77.12.56W Reed's
Corners Cemetery[39]
(West side of Route 247 at Reed's Corners hamlet)
81 Southworth
Cole burial site (In lawn of #4631 East Lake Road near Crystal Beach.)
82 42.47.40N 77.14.24W Washburn
Cemetery[40]
(Near intersection of County Rd. #1 and Conklin Roads.)
TOWN OF HOPEWELL
83 42.54.05N 77.12.04W Benham
Cemetery (North of County Rd. #4 near Freshour Road.)
84 42.54.05N 77.08.28W Buchan
Cemetery (North of County Rd. #4 near Algerine Street.)
85 42.55.24N 77.11.49W Chapman
Cemetery (North side of Route 488 near Pettit Road.)
86 42.56.26N 77.13.46W Dillon/Greenhouse
Cemetery[41]
(West side of Route 21 near Latting Road.)
87 42.53.35N 77.12.36W Dunkel
Cemetery (West side of Freshour Road about half a mile north of Co. Rd. #46.)
215 Estey
Cemetery (In woods off Co. Rd. #4 just before Algerine St. across from Nedrow
farm (1998) on property owned by John Gordner (Seneca Castle) and used as
Campbell residence.)[42]
88 42.51.35N 77.12.03W Hopewell
Pioneer Cemetery[43]
(East side of Mumby Road near Route 20.)
89 42.54.02N 77.13.08W Moore
Cemetery (South of County Rd. #4 near Smith Road.)
90 42.53.26N 77.13.06W Ontario
County Cemetery/Poor House Cemetery[44] (Off County Rd.
#46 across from Jail annex and Safety Training building.)
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91 42.53.39N 77.08.32W Algerine
Street Cemetery (West side of Algerine Street)
[Location shown on 1874 Atlas of Ontario County,
"Hopewell".[45]]
92 Hopewell
Burying Ground/Green Cemetery[46]
(Cemetery Rd. just off Canandaigua-Geneva Rd.) [May be Pioneer Cemetery.]
216 42.54.02N 77.09.39W _____. (On hill at intersection of Co. Rd. #4 and
Spangle St. Reputed to contain slave
burials.)
TOWN OF MANCHESTER
93 42.56.48N 77.10.53W Herrington
Cemetery (East of Lovers Lane near Hopewell Town Line Road.)
94 42.56.42N 77.11.16W Hill/McCauley
Cemetery (North of Hopewell Town Line Road at Boyce Road.)
217 Judd/Melvin
burial site (Two graves about 50 feet into the woods, south side of Water St.
about 100 feet from the intersection of Rt. 21. near old foundation at edge of
new fill land.)
95 42.57.44N 77.11.13W Pioneer/Shaving
Street Cemetery[47]
(Dewey Road.)