Clarendon in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cook Cemetery
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 23, 2021
1. Cook Cemetery Marker
1821 - 1911
Root Cemetery
Lemuel Cook (1759-1886): Veteran,
American Revolution
"Death, the opening door to heaven,
the invisible gate, swinging noiselessly
to allow many mortals to leave their
burdens behind".
-David Sturges Copeland
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.
Location. 43° 8.44′ N, 78° 2.301′ W. Marker is in Clarendon, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Munger Road 0.1 miles east of Merrill Road, on the left when traveling west. Shown as Root Cemetery on Google Maps. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Byron NY 14422, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lemuel Cook (here, next to this marker); Lewis Home (approx. 1.4 miles away); Robinson Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Carl E. Akeley (approx. 2.8 miles away); Butterfield Cobblestone (approx. 3.3 miles away); Farwell's Mill (approx. 3.8 miles away); Clarendon Honors its Veterans (approx. 3.8 miles away); 1837 Church (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarendon.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 23, 2021
2. Cook Cemetery Marker
Westward view
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 23, 2021
3. Cook Cemetery & Lemuel Cook Markers
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 23, 2021
4. Lemuel Cook grave marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 23, 2021
5. Cook Cemetery (Root Cemetery)
The Lemuel Cook grave marker is beyond the trees.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 501 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 23, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
