Alabama in Genesee County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Burial Ground
Circa 1820 - 1900
Erected 2012 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
Location. 43° 5.784′ N, 78° 21.512′ W. Marker is in Alabama, New York, in Genesee County. It is on Lewiston Road (County Route 12) one mile east of Allegheny Road (New York State Route 63), on the left when traveling east. Marker is about a mile east of the northern junction of NY routes 77 and 63, where NY 77 turns south off of Lewiston Road and then shares Allegheny Road with NY 63. There are sports fields opposite the burial ground on Lewiston Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Oakfield NY 14125, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Town of Alabama (approx. 2 miles away); Basom Plot (approx. 2.3 miles away); This Waterway (approx. 2.4 miles away); Feeder Canal (approx. 4 miles away); Welcome to Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (approx. 4½ miles away); Olsen Marsh (approx. 4.6 miles away); Schafer Farms (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alabama.
More about this marker. A sign on the site displays "Norton Cemetery."
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 655 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 30, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.



