Shortsville in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
South Farmington Cemetery & Meetinghouse Park
Inscription.
National Register of
Historic Places in 2024
by The United States
Department of the Interior
Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 562.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 2024.
Location. 42° 57.399′ N, 77° 16.727′ W. Marker is in Shortsville, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Shortsville Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4899 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: Herendeen Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Train Wreck (approx. 2½ miles away); Manchester Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Bee Sting Death (approx. 2.8 miles away); Tuttles Crossing (approx. 3 miles away); Littleville Dam (approx. 3 miles away); Town Hall Site (approx. 3.2 miles away); In Honor of All Veterans (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shortsville.
Also see . . . Finger Lakes chapel sees renewed life (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, June 12, 2025). Full title: After nearly a decade of work, historic Finger Lakes chapel sees renewed life. (Submitted on August 3, 2025.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 2, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.




