Pinckney Corners Cemetery Explained

Pinckney Corners Cemetery
Location:Pinckney Rd., near Copenhagen, New York
Coordinates:43.8675°N -75.7247°W
Added:September 10, 2014
Refnum:14000578[1]

Pinckney Corners Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near Copenhagen in Lewis County, New York. It was established in 1810. It contains approximately 240 marked burials dating from 1810 to 1901. It is the final resting place of many early settlers of the region. Those buried include veterans of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2014-09-19. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/08/14 through 9/12/14. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2015-11-01. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/. 2019-04-04. dead. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Pinckney Corners Cemetery. 2015-11-01. Travis Bowman. PDF. December 2013. and Accompanying photographs