Bolivar in Allegany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Early Cemetery

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 4, 2015

1. Early Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Used as a burial ground for pioneer families: Lesuer, Tyler, Cowles, Kellogg, Mead, Daniels, Beers, Davie stones date from the 1820's.

Erected 2013 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.

Location. 42° 3.427′ N, 78° 10.606′ W. Marker is in Bolivar, New York, in Allegany County. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (New York State Route 120) and Bartlett Road, on the right when traveling north. Located in Maple Lawn Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bolivar NY 14715, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lesuer House (approx. ¼ mile away); This Is Oil Country! (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bolivar Free Library (approx. ¾ mile away); One Mile East of this Spot (approx. 2½ miles away); Ceres (approx. 6.2 miles away in Pennsylvania); Ceres School (approx. 6.3 miles away); B.J. Thomas (approx. 6.6 miles away); Peter Jones (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bolivar.

Also see . . . Maple Lawn Cemetery

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, September 4, 2015

2. Early Cemetery Marker

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