CLINTON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY CEMETERY GUIDE
MUNICIPALITY: East Keating Township | |
CEMETERY NAME: Perry Family Cemetery | SCHADT NUMBER: 097 |
AKA: Kryder Cemetery Number of Burials (approximate): 3 Dates of Activity: 1874 |
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Documentation/Publication: CCGS, The Cemeteries of Colebrook, East Keating, Grugan, Leidy, Noyes, and West Keating Townships (2008)
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Directions/GPS: From the intersection of Jay and Water Streets in Lock Haven (the Lock Haven Courthouse), travel west on Water Street for 1 mile. Turn right onto PA Route 120 (Susquehanna Avenue) and travel 38.9 miles, to Keating. Turn left onto Keating Road and go over the bridge. Continue on this road. At 0.7 mile, the road splits three ways. Continue on Keating Mountain Road (gravel) which is toward your left but not the leftmost road. From this point, travel 2.7 miles. A gate on your left is marked "Morris Run Trail." Park here. Across Keating Mountain Road from the gate, on the right hand side of the road, walk about 350 yards back along the tree line through the woods, along the edge of a field. The three graves are located along this tree line in the woods. GPS = N41 14.875 W77 56.202 |
Landowner / Caretaker: Kryder Cemetery Star Route - East Keating Township Westport, PA 17778 |
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Condition/Needs: Good; could use some clearing of dead branches and loose brush. |
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History: William Perry owned and cleared a farm on Keating Mountain, later to be known as the Philip Moyer farm. He and two others were laid to rest on the farm. |