Wilder Cemetery

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Wilder Cemetery
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Location NY 64, South Bristol, New York
Coordinates 42°44′8″N77°23′53″W / 42.73556°N 77.39806°W / 42.73556; -77.39806 Coordinates: 42°44′8″N77°23′53″W / 42.73556°N 77.39806°W / 42.73556; -77.39806
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No. 03000130 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 23, 2003

Wilder Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at South Bristol in Ontario County, New York. The cemetery was established in 1801 and contains about 60 stones dating from 1801 to 1900. It includes the graves of many of the early settlers of the crossroads hamlet of Mud Creek, a long gone settlement established by Gameliel Wilder in 1788. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Nancy L. Todd (September 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wilder Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-06-14.See also: "Accompanying five photos".