Oakland Township near Rochester Hills in Oakland County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Paint Creek Cemetery

Photographed by Joel Seewald, November 3, 2019

1. Paint Creek Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The first burial here dates from 1832. Almon and Elvira Mack deeded this land to trustees of the Paint Creek Burial Ground in 1850. Created in 1853, it was known also as the Baldwin Burial Ground. The oldest marker is for Lydia Barnes Potter (1757-1836). In 1911 the Daughters of the American Revolution put a plaque at Potter's grave in honor of her work making uniforms during the Revolutionary War. In 2002 they named a chapter in her honor.

Erected 2006 by Michigan Historical Commission - Michigan Historical Center. (Marker Number L2185.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary • Women. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Michigan Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 42° 44.785′ N, 83° 10.774′ W. Marker is near Rochester Hills, Michigan, in Oakland County. It is in Oakland Township. It is on Orion Road 0.1 miles north of Lake George Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakland MI 48363, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8

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other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paint Creek Millrace (approx. 1.3 miles away); Water Wheel (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Paint Creek Cider Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Paint Creek Cider Mill (approx. 1.3 miles away); Forestry Mowing for Habitat Restoration (approx. 1½ miles away); Decker Settlement / Jesse Decker (approx. 1.9 miles away); Carpenter-Rudd Mill (approx. 2½ miles away); The Flumerfelt Barn (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester Hills.

Also see . . . Meet Lydia. Biography of Lydia Barnes Potter on the Daughters of the American Revolution chapter website. (Submitted on November 4, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.)

Additional commentary.
1.
Lydia Potter is buried in the Paint Creek Cemetery, which was also known as the Baldwin Burial Ground. Hers is the oldest grave marker. In 1911 the General Richardson (now Stoney Creek) Chapter, NSDAR put a plaque/marker on her gravestone in honor of her work making uniforms during the Revolutionary War. Inscription:

Lydia Barnes Potter
DEATH
28 Aug 1836
Agd.

Paint Creek Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joel Seewald, November 3, 2019

2. Paint Creek Cemetery and Marker

79 yrs. old

— Submitted March 19, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,201 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.