Albion in Orleans County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Union Cemetery
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
1. Union Cemetery Marker
and Sarah Bacon in April 1835
served as a "burying ground"
until Jan. 8, 1853 when the
Cemetery Assoc. was formed.
Lot 22 was for strangers.
Last burial 1910
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1835.
Location. 43° 15.875′ N, 78° 11.568′ W. Marker is in Albion, New York, in Orleans County. It is on Oak Orchard Road (New York State Route 98) 0.1 miles north of Gaines Road ( Route 279), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Albion NY 14411, 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 North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tousley-Church House (approx. 0.8 miles away); "The Brick Pond" (approx. 1.1 miles away); Calamity Sept. 28, 1859 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Erie Canal 1825 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Erie Canal Spurs Albion's Growth and Prosperity (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 1.1 miles away); Charles W. Howard (approx. 1.1 miles away); Historic Downtown Albion (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Albion.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
2. Union Cemetery Marker - Northward
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
3. Union Cemetery Marker - Southward
Towards junction with NY 279.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 9, 2014
4. Union Cemetery and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 834 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 19, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
