Virgil in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Patriot Burials

— Empire State Society Sons of the Revolution —

Photographed by Mira Earls, May 2, 2026

1. Patriot Burials Marker

Inscription. Virgil Cemetery
At least four Rev. War
soldiers, I. Barton, M. Rice,
Moses Olmstead & R. Ryan,
interred here ca. 1834 - 1846.

Erected 2026 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 215.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 42° 30.423′ N, 76° 11.765′ W. Marker is in Virgil, New York, in Cortland County. It is on New York State Route 392 north of Timmerman Road, on the left when traveling north. Located in Virgil Rural Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cortland NY 13045, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Central New York.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Virgil Veterans & Vol. Fireman Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Site of 1st Public Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1st State Road (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Area Here and Nearby (approx. half a mile away); Franks Corners (approx. 1.4 miles away); Site of First Schoolhouse (approx. 1.8 miles away); Nathan Bouton (approx. 2.1 miles away); Gee Hill (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virgil.

Photographed by Mira Earls, May 2, 2026

2. Patriot Burials Marker

Moses Olmstead Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, May 2, 2026

3. Moses Olmstead Headstone

Virgil Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, May 2, 2026

4. Virgil Cemetery

Patriot Burials Marker and Virgil Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, May 2, 2026

5. Patriot Burials Marker and Virgil Cemetery

Isaac Barton Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, May 2, 2026

6. Isaac Barton Headstone

Credits. This page was last revised on May 8, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 25 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 2, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.