Virgil in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of 1st Public Cemetery

Site of First Public Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 16, 2023

1. Site of First Public Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Est. 1806 and original site of Congregational Church 1st church in Virgil org. 1805, erected 1821

Erected 1973 by Town of Virgil.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 42° 30.526′ N, 76° 11.968′ W. Marker is in Virgil, New York, in Cortland County. It is on Church Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cortland NY 13045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Central New York.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriot Burials

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Virgil Veterans & Vol. Fireman Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1st State Road (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Area Here and Nearby (approx. half a mile away); Franks Corners (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of First Schoolhouse (approx. 1.7 miles away); Nathan Bouton (approx. 2 miles away); Gee Hill (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virgil.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 16, 2023

2. Site of First Public Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2023, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.