Wheatland Baptist Cemetery

Wheatland Baptist Cemetery
Location McGinnis, Belcoda and Harmon Rds., Belcoda, New York
Coordinates 43°1′33″N 77°50′49″W / 43.02583°N 77.84694°W / 43.02583; -77.84694Coordinates: 43°1′33″N 77°50′49″W / 43.02583°N 77.84694°W / 43.02583; -77.84694
Area 3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
NRHP reference # 05001536[1]
Added to NRHP January 18, 2006

Wheatland Baptist Cemetery, also known as Belcoda Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located at Belcoda in the town of Wheatland in Monroe County, New York. It is the earliest cemetery in the town of Wheatland and contains the graves of many of the earliest settlers and prominent residents of the town. It contains stones that date from 1811 to the present, ranging from simple carved early stones to more elaborate mid- and late-Victorian monuments.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Robert T. Englert (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wheatland Baptist Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-10-01. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
  3. ↑ Gilbert, Catherine; Chapman, Barbara (2008). Wheatland. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 49. OCLC 699555618.
  4. ↑ "Soldiers' Graves in Monroe County Mapped". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. 1931-10-25. p. 9D.


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