Wilder Cemetery Explained

Wilder Cemetery
Location:NY 64, South Bristol, New York
Coordinates:42.7356°N -77.3981°W
Added:March 23, 2003
Refnum:03000130

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wilder Cemetery. September 2002. 2009-06-14 . Nancy L. Todd. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying five photos.