Gaines Township in Rexford in Tioga County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Infant Burials
Legends & Lore
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 14, 2025
1. Infant Burials Marker
Erected 2021 by Pennsylvania Center for Folklore - William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 131.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
Location. 41° 45.228′ N, 77° 30.241′ W. Marker is in Rexford, Pennsylvania, in Tioga County. It is in Gaines Township. It can be reached from Woodlands Lane north of Grand Army of the Republic Highway (U.S. 6). Located in Brookside Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wellsboro PA 16901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 and also 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: United States Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 3.7 miles away); Pine Creek Gorge (approx. 3.7 miles away); Our Gift from the Past (approx. 4 miles away); Pine Creek Path (approx. 4.1 miles away); a different marker also named Pine Creek Gorge (approx. 4.7 miles away); Nessmuk (approx. 4.7 miles away); Is That an Eagle? (approx. 4.7 miles away); Planting for People (approx. 4.7 miles away).
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 14, 2025
2. Infant Burials Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, June 14, 2025
3. Infant Burials Marker
Sacred to the memory of the unknown souls buried here
Spanish Influenza
1918-1919
Spanish Influenza
1918-1919
Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 15, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
