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Historic
Cemeteries in McDonough
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The entrance to the Moore Cemetery
located at the end of Corbin Road. This is typical of many of the
cemeteries in McDonough.
The table below provides information
about the many local cemeteries. Those cemeteries that have known
locations have links to maps. |
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Cemetery Name |
Use |
List |
List Ref |
Comments/Status |
| 1 |
Beardsley Family |
Abandoned |
Yes |
1 |
Not located |
| 2 |
Beardsley Farm |
Abandoned |
Yes |
1 |
Farm
plot; owned by Jeff White (1991) |
| 3 |
Butler (See 18) |
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| 4 |
Corbin |
Abandoned |
Yes |
1, 2 |
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| 5 |
Gale |
In use |
Yes |
1 |
Well maintained |
| 6 |
Gale
Farm Plot |
Abandoned |
Yes |
1 |
Not
located |
| 7 |
Galestown (See 6) |
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| 8 |
Hamilton Farm (See 17) |
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| 9 |
Lewis |
Abandoned |
Yes |
1, 2 |
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| 10 |
Moore |
Abandoned |
Yes |
1, 2 |
Maintained |
| 11 |
McDonough Episcopal |
In use |
Yes |
1 |
Well maintained; formerly
Presbyterian Cemetery |
| 12 |
Phetteplace |
Abandoned |
No |
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| 13 |
Presbyterian (See
11) |
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| 14 |
Skillman |
Abandoned |
Yes |
1 |
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| 15 |
Smithville-McDonough Line
(See 14) |
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| 16 |
Steere |
Abandoned |
Yes |
2, 3 |
Well
maintained |
| 17 |
Tillotson |
Abandoned |
Yes |
1 |
Not located |
| 18 |
Twitchell |
Abandoned |
Yes |
1, 2 |
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| 19 |
Unnamed # 1 |
Abandoned |
No |
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| 20 |
Unnamed # 2 |
Abandoned |
No |
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Located
behind where the Baptist Church stood |
| 21 |
Unnamed # 3 |
Abandoned |
No |
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| 22 |
Union |
In use |
Yes |
1, 2 |
Well
maintained |
| 23 |
Whipple Farm |
Abandoned |
Yes |
1 |
Not located |
| 24 |
Yale |
Abandoned |
No |
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Stones
have been removed |
Reference Lists:
- D.A.R. records of Chenango County cemeteries
in "Cemetery, Church, & Town Records"
- "Abandoned Chenango County Cemeteries" by
Thomas Lloyd
- Miscellaneous cemetery readings in red binders
at Otis B. Thompson History Room, Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY
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