Medina in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Burial Ground
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 28, 2013
1. Burial Ground Marker
Erected by Donated by VFW Post 1483 Medina, NY.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.
Location. 43° 12.468′ N, 78° 20.627′ W. Marker is in Medina, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Maple Ridge Road (New York State Route 31a) 0.2 miles west of Culvert Rd.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Medina NY 14103, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Millville 1815 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Millville Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away); The Medina Culvert (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Culvert Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Burroughs Family (approx. 2.1 miles away); In Honor of Our Departed Comrades (approx. 2.1 miles away); World War I Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away); Second Lieutenant John E. Butts (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Medina.
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Photographed by Yugoboy, April 28, 2013
2. Burial Ground Marker as seen facing east
Photographed by Yugoboy, April 28, 2013
3. Burial Ground Marker as seen facing west
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
4. Burial Ground View from Roadside
There appears to be access to the burial ground from NY Route 31A to the right.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, March 3, 2014
5. Burial Ground Zoom View from Roadside
Temperature 6°F
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,191 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 13, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. 4, 5. submitted on March 4, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
