Shortsville in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Herendeen Home
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 2, 2022
1. Herendeen Home Marker
Nathan Herendeen, 1741-1807, purchased 1,000 acres here in 1789. Land for cemetery, chapel & park donated to town by his descendants.
Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 789.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.
Location. 42° 57.556′ N, 77° 17.134′ W. Marker is in Shortsville, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Shortsville Road half a mile west of Macedon Road (State Route 28), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4998 Shortsville Road, Shortsville NY 14548, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: South Farmington Cemetery & Meetinghouse Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tuttles Crossing (approx. 2.7 miles away); Town Hall Site (approx. 2.8 miles away); Train Wreck (approx. 2.8 miles away); Manchester Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); In Honor of All Veterans (approx. 2.9 miles away); Bee Sting Death
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Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 2, 2022
2. Herendeen Home Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2022, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 613 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on August 2, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2022, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
