Sterling in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Patriot Burials

Sterling Center Cemetery

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 8, 2024

1. Patriot Burials Marker

Inscription. Earliest burial ca. 1816. At least five Revolutionary War veterans interred here ca. 1818 - 1848.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 908.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF), the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1816.

Location. 43° 19.569′ N, 76° 38.587′ W. Memorial is in Sterling, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on New York 104A, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1356 NY-104A, Sterling NY 13156, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Central New York,

and in the Syracuse 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.

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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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of First Baptist Church of Sterling (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Sterling (approx. 0.2 miles away); Railway Signal Tower (approx. ¼ mile away); School House Built 1825 (approx. ¼ mile away); District School # 5 (approx. ¼ mile away); Sterling Valley (approx. 1.7 miles away); Dutch Reformed (approx. 2.9 miles away); Presbyterian (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sterling.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 8, 2024

2. Patriot Burials Marker

John Ingersall tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 8, 2024

3. John Ingersall tombstone

Johnie Morgan tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 8, 2024

4. Johnie Morgan tombstone

Sterling Center Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 8, 2024

5. Sterling Center Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 279 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 8, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.