Danby in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

This Was The First Church

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 4, 2024

1. This was the first church Marker

Inscription. This was the first church in the Town of Danby. Organized 1807. Erected 1813.

Erected 1932 by State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 42° 21.146′ N, 76° 28.838′ W. Marker is in Danby, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Danby Road (Route 96B), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1859 Danby Road, Ithaca NY 14850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast

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 (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Soldiers Monument (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Town of Danby (about 700 feet away); Danby (about 700 feet away); Cayuga Indian Village (approx. half a mile away); W. Grant Egbert Gravesite (approx. one mile away); New Jerusalem Church Site (approx. one mile away); Michigan Hill (approx. 3.6 miles away); Ithaca & Owego (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danby.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 4, 2024

2. This was the first church Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 4, 2024

3. This was the first church Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 4, 2024

4. This was the first church Marker

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, March 4, 2024

5. This was the first church Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on April 24, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 4, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.