Fairport in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Center Cemetery

By Yugoboy, July 9, 2012

1. Center Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Early burial ground established 1813 on land given by Lyman Barker

Erected by Town of Perinton.

Location. 43° 4.747′ N, 77° 27.049′ W. Marker is in Fairport, New York, in Monroe County. Marker is on Ayrault Rd. 0 miles from Thornfield Way, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. This marker is about 20 feet above street level. As you travel on Ayrault Rd., you'll see a concrete wall across the street from Martha Brown Middle School. The marker (and cemetery) are located at the top of this wall. Marker is in this post office area: Fairport NY 14450, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Glover Perrin (approx. ¼ mile away); Hart's Woods (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hannan Homestead (approx. ¾ mile away); Abner Wight Home (approx. one mile away); This Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Potter Property (approx.

Center Cemetery Marker as seen facing East on Ayrault image. Click for full size.

By Yugoboy, July 9, 2012

2. Center Cemetery Marker as seen facing East on Ayrault

1.4 miles away); Erie Canal Inn (approx. 1.4 miles away); The DeLand Family Develops Fairport's Four Corners (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairport.

Regarding Center Cemetery. This turned out to be a VERY neat cemetery. It's relatively small, but covers a long period of history, being the eternal resting place for veterans of pretty much all of America's wars, from the Revolution to WWII. I've included a few representative samples here.

Categories. • Cemeteries & Burial Sites •

Center Cemetery Marker as seen facing West on Ayrault image. Click for full size.

By Yugoboy, July 9, 2012

3. Center Cemetery Marker as seen facing West on Ayrault

Revolutionary War Veteran Headstone in Center Cemetery image. Click for full size.

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4. Revolutionary War Veteran Headstone in Center Cemetery

War of 1812 Veteran Headstone in Center Cemetery image. Click for full size.

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5. War of 1812 Veteran Headstone in Center Cemetery

Civil War (G.A.R.) Veteran Headstone in Center Cemetery image. Click for full size.

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6. Civil War (G.A.R.) Veteran Headstone in Center Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on July 21, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 21, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.