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

Washington Street

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 5, 2021

1. Washington Street Marker

Inscription. Cemetery est. 1832. Notable citizens & veterans including Gen. Joseph Swift and Col. Eliakim Sherrill buried here.

Erected 2015 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 254.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 42° 51.79′ N, 76° 59.463′ W. Marker is in Geneva, New York, in Ontario County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and Grove Street, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Geneva NY 14456, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pulteney Land Office (approx. ¼ mile away); Geneva Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Korean War and Cold War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); B.P.O. Elks No. 1054 (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Geneva.

Also see . . .
1. Joseph Swift (Wikipedia). Swift was the first graduate of West Point. (Submitted on February 8, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

2. Colonel Eliakim Sherrill

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. Former Congressman and then brigade commander in the Civil War. He was mortally wounded on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg. (Submitted on February 8, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)

3. Washington Street Cemetery - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 30, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 5, 2021

2. Washington Street Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 6, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.