Walworth in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Freewill Baptist Church
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021
1. Freewill Baptist Church Marker
Site of Freewill Baptist Church
1834 - 1975
Built at a cost of $2000.
Erected 1937 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
Location. 43° 9.843′ N, 77° 18.276′ W. Marker is in Walworth, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Atlantic Avenue (U.S. 286) ¼ mile east of Lewis Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is at a crest in the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walworth NY 14568, 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 North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Walworth (approx. 2.4 miles away); The First Academy (approx. 2½ miles away); Site of Log School House (approx. 2.6 miles away); Yeomans Wedding (approx. 2.6 miles away); Fire of 1885 (approx. 4.1 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Paint Mill (approx. 4.4 miles away); Fruitland Mill (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walworth.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021
2. Freewill Baptist Church Marker
View is westward.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021
3. Freewill Cemetery
North side of road, opposite from the marker. "Freewill Cemetery, Town of Walworth, first burial 1/12/1816." Labeled "Walworth Center Cemetery" on Google Maps.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021
4. Freewill Cemetery
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 1, 2021
5. Freewill Cemetery
Is this an old entrance gate to the cemetery? A newer grave is here. Atlantic Avenue is sharply lower beyond the gate. Zoom in to see the marker between the two trees to the right of this gate. It appears that the modernized road has been cut into the hill.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 330 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 1, 2021, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
