Ontario in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Pioneer Cemetery

Ontario Center Cemetery

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

1. Pioneer Cemetery Marker Obverse

Inscription. Eliza S. Patterson's burial 1827. Veterans of Revoluionary War rest here. Final burial, 1922.

Erected by Town of Ontario.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 43° 13.402′ N, 77° 19.142′ W. Marker is in Ontario, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Ridge Road (County Route 103) ¼ mile east of Slocum Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1249 Ridge Rd, Ontario Center NY 14520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paint Mill (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fruitland Mill (approx. 1.1 miles away); Fire of 1885 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Log Cabin (approx. 2.4 miles away); Town of Ontario Timeline (approx. 2.4 miles away); Crombe Exhibit Barn (approx. 2.4 miles away); Baptist Meeting House (approx. 2.4 miles away); "Hojack" Train Station (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ontario.

Regarding Pioneer Cemetery. This 18th Century cemetery is the final resting place of some veterans of the Revolutionary War.

Pioneer Cemetery Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

2. Pioneer Cemetery Marker Reverse

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

3. Pioneer Cemetery Marker Obverse

Pioneer Cemetery Overview image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

4. Pioneer Cemetery Overview

The marker can be seen on the far right side of the photo but you really have to look sharp!

Revolutionary War Veteran and his Wife image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, September 27, 2020

5. Revolutionary War Veteran and his Wife

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 28, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.