Clinton County Genealogical Society

Most Endangered Cemeteries of Clinton County

 

Time has not been kind to some of the historic burial grounds of Clinton County.  Through neglect, ignorance, and a failure to appreciate these historic treasures, several known burial sites have already been destroyed.  Others are steadily deteriorating as stones topple and undergrowth advances unchecked. 

The following is a listing of cemetery sites that have been destroyed:

1.  Salona Reformed and Lutheran Cemetery - Lamar Township

2.  Long Family Cemetery - Lamar Township

3.  Worrick Family Cemetery - Lamar Township

4.  Great Island-Old Lock Haven Cemetery - Lock Haven

5.  Hunt Family Cemetery - Lock Haven

6.  Milligan Cemetery - Noyes Township

7.  Long Family Cemetery - Porter Township

8.  Irish Laborers Burial Site - Renovo

9.  Pioneer Cemetery - Wayne Township

10.  Bartholomew Cemetery - Woodward Township

The following is a listing of cemetery sites that have not been definitely located, so their condition is unknown:

1.  Gallagher Stillborn Burial - Bald Eagle Township

2.  Unknown Hungarian Burial - Beech Creek Township

3.  Basketmaker Mountain Graves - Castanea Township

4.  Diem Infant Burial - Castanea Township

5.  Weise Family Cemetery - Dunnstable Township

6.  Valentine Cryder Gravesite - Gallagher Township

7.  Unknown Gravesite at Headwaters of Lick Run - Gallagher Township

8.  Massacre Site - Greene Township

9.  Barner Farm Cemetery - Lamar Township

10.  Fisher Stillborn Burial Site - Lamar Township

11.  Unknown Grave on Bellefonte Avenue - Lock Haven

12.  Rishel Infant Gravesites - Logan Township

13.  Dennison Family Cemetery - Noyes Township

14.  Stout Family Cemetery - West Keating Township

15.  Unknown Irishman Grave - Woodward Township

16.  Huffman Infant Gravesite - Pine Creek Township

17.  Old Graveyard - Pine Creek Township

The following is a listing of sites identified in the cemetery survey project as being in particular need of care and maintenance:

1.  David Family Cemetery - Beech Creek Township.

2.  Minersville Cemetery - Colebrook Township

3.  Gebhart Farm Cemetery - Crawford Township

4.  Perry Family Cemetery - East Keating Township

5.  Fritz Cemetery - Gallagher Township

6.  Lucullus Cemetery - Gallagher Township

7.  Burney-Grugan Cemetery - Grugan Township

8.  Shinn Family Cemetery - Grugan Township

9.  Whetham Cemetery - Grugan Township

10.  Hammersley Cemetery - Leidy Township

11.  Fairview Cemetery - Lock Haven

12.  Caldwell Family Cemetery - Noyes Township

13.  Noyes Cemetery - Noyes Township

14.  Robbins Cemetery - Noyes Township

15.  Sour Family Cemetery - Wayne Township

16.  Stech-Simcox Family Cemetery - Wayne Township

17.  Smith Family Cemetery - Wayne Township