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Driving
Tour of Enfield Cemeteries
MAP
OF ENFIELD
Enfield Elementary School - Millers Corners - 20 Enfield Main
Road
SITE 1:CHRISTIAN CEMETERY
Travel approximately 1/2 mile south on Enfield Main Road. The
cemetery is on the right side of the road.
Burials: Judah and Lydia Baker one of the first settlers of Enfield,
and a revolutionary soldier. Oldest Recorded Headstone:
Son of David and Rebecca Beach, who died September 7,1827. Two
unique headstones to look for are that of Rev. Jabez Chadwick
and Lyman E. Brown-Both headstones have a photo cover plate on
the head stone the photos are no longer there. This cemetery
was associated with the Christian Church of Enfield (1821).
SITE 2: PRESBYTERIAN
CEMETERY (Enfield
Center Continue 1-mile south on Enfield Main Road the cemetery
will be on the left side of the road Burials: The Bostwick family
Andrew and Orson of Bostwick's Comers, settled in Enfield in
1820. John G. Wortman, settled in Enfield in 1816 their family
owned Wortman Hall Enfield Center. This Hall was the original
Presbyterian Church, which was located in front of this cemetery
Oldest Recorded Headstone: Bethiah Newman, wife of James Newman
died March 30,1828
SITE 3: HARVEY
CEMETERY
Continue approximately 3/4 mile south on Enfield Main Road to
Harvey Hill Road. Turn right onto Harvey Hill Road and go 3 miles
till you come to Buck Hill Road. Turn right onto Buck Hill Road
and continue for approximately 1/2 mile. The cemetery is on the
left side of the road. Note: This cemetery is in the Town of
Hector but Enfield community residents are buried here
Burials: Samuel Harvey Family, settled in Enfield 1806. Oldest
Recorded Headstone: John Ink who died August 28, 1815
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SITE 4: RUMSEY
HILL CEMETERY
Travel south on Buck Hill Road to Harvey Hill Road. Turn left
onto Harvey Hill Road and go 3 miles till you come to Enfield
Main Road. Turn right onto Enfield Main Road
go approximately 1/2 mile to Trumbulls Corners Road. Turn right
onto Trumbulls
Corners Road go approximately 1/2 mile to Rumsey Hill Road The
cemetery is directly across from Rumsey Hill Road on the left
side of Trumbulls Corners Road Burials: The James Rumsey Family,
settled in Enfield in 1806 Oldest Recorded Headstone:
Eliza. E. Fodner who died June 30,1816
SITE 5: SUMMERTON
CEMETERY
Continue approximately
3/4 miles on Trumbulls Corners Road till you get to Hines Road.
Go straight on Hines Road. The cemetery is well hidden so to
avoid unnecessary searches we have included a story and the stone
markings for this Cemetery.
This burial ground was originally marked with the existence of
a vault. Unfortunately the vault is gone but the area is marked
with a single headstone surrounded by many o1d varieties of trees
and flowers. The stone has the following Summerton's listed as
well as an Ervay John 1802-1891; Sally 1805-1890; Francis 1832-1913;
Sophronia 1834-1906; E. Ervay 1865-1924
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SITE 6: WOODARD
CEMETERY
Travel south
on Hines Road to Woodard Road. The cemetery is on the right side
of road almost to the State Park and not very visible.
There are few head stones here. This cemetery is in relation
to the Keturah and Charles Woodard family of Enfield Falls, 1821.
Oldest Recorded Headstone: Potty Ogden who died October 13,1826.
SITE 7:
TEETER CEMETERY
Travel east on Woodard Road turn left on to Upper Park Road go
till you come to Enfield Falls Road. Turn right onto Enfield
Fails Road go approximately 1 mile. The cemetery is on the left
side of road. Please note this cemetery is on; property and it
would be a good idea to communicate with the owners before crossing
their land. Thank you. This cemetery is in the Town of Ithaca
however. Enfield community residents are buried here.
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SITE 8: BUDD
CEMETERY
Continue on Enfield Falls Road south to Gray Road turn left onto
Gray Road go approximately 1 mile. The cemetery is on the left
side of the road.
Burials: John Budd
Family, settled here in the early 1800's.
Oldest Recorded Headstone: Gilbert L. Rightmire son of Daniel
and Tamer who died February 26,1834.
Unique Headstone: Henrietta
Wickham grave is marked with tree trunk shaped headstone. Robert
Wickham built
and they operated the Enfield Falls Hotel.
SITE 9: GIBBS
CEMETERY
Travel south on Gray
Road to Colegrove Road Turn left onto Colegrove Road go I mile
to Bostwick Road. Turn right onto Bostwick Road go for 1 mile,
go pass Sheffield Road. The cemetery is on the left side of the
road. This cemetery is in the Town of Ithaca however Enfield
community residents are buried here. Oldest Recorded Headstone:
Oscar, son of Nelson and Mary Bowlby who died March 10, 1840
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SITE 10: ROLFE
CEMETERY
Travel west on Bostwick
Road to Sheffield Road. Turn right onto Sheffield Road go 2 miles
to Mecklenburg Road. Turn left onto Mecklenburg Road go 2 miles
until you come to Applegate Road. Turn right onto Applegate Road
go approximately 3/4 mile. The cemetery is on the right side
of the road.
Jonathan Rolfe, settled here in 1806, created this cemetery near
his home (Applegate Road) for the town. On June 10,1876 a number
of towns people met and elected nine trustees; and a society
was organized and incorporated as Rolfe Cemetery Association.
Burials: The Rolfe Family. John Applegate family of whom Applegate
corners is named after. Oldest Recorded Headstone: Ephraim Rolfe,
died May 27, 1818.
Acknowledgements:
Town of Enfield Map,
Tompkins County. 1960.
Karen Dickson, Harvey Family History. 1995
Lucile Macera, Budd Family History. 1994
Excerpts from the up-coming Enfield History Book. 1996.
Personal Interviews with Enfield Town residents.1996.
Alan Chaffee, Enfield Cemetery Listings. 1981,Gibbs Cemetery
list) NY Genealogical Society1922.
Carol Henry - editing.
Drive By Tour of the Town of Caroline. 1994-95. |
