Phelps in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pioneer Cemetery
1000 graves 1803-1857
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 24, 2013
1. Pioneer Cemetery Marker
Erected by Phelps Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 42° 57.548′ N, 77° 3.776′ W. Marker is in Phelps, New York, in Ontario County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 96) and William Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Phelps NY 14532, 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 walking distance of this marker: Site of the First Church in Phelps (within shouting distance of this marker); Phelps Methodist Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Stone Shop (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Phelps World War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memory (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Johns Episcopal Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Phelps Historic District (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phelps.
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Photographed by Mira Earls, circa May 1, 2022
2. Pioneer Cemetery Marker condition in May 2022
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 24, 2013
3. Pioneer Cemetery Marker as sen facing West on Main St.
Photographed by Yugoboy, March 24, 2013
4. Pioneer Cemetery Marker as sen facing East on Main St.
Photographed by Mira Earls, May 1, 2022
5. Pioneer Cemetery Marker and partial view of cemetery
Photographed by Mira Earls, May 1, 2022
6. Partial view of cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 1, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 2. submitted on August 25, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. 3, 4. submitted on May 1, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 5, 6. submitted on August 25, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
