Riga in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Early Church
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
1. Early Church Marker
Erected by County of Monroe.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
Location. 43° 4.153′ N, 77° 53.041′ W. Marker is in Riga, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Chili-Riga Center Road (New York State Route 33A) and Chuchville-Riga Road on Chili-Riga Center Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Churchville NY 14428, 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, on the Great Lakes, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Riga Academy (approx. Ό mile away); Hotel Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); Francis E. Willard (approx. 2.4 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. 2.4 miles away); Founded 1843 (approx. 2.4 miles away); Mill Site (approx. 2½ miles away); Ward Park (approx. 2.6 miles away); Seneca Indian Country (approx. 2.9 miles away).
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Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
2. Early Church Marker as seen facing west on 33A
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
3. Early Church Marker as seen facing east on 33A
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 23, 2012
4. RIga Congregational Church as seen today
Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 1, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
