The Canaseraga
Cemetery is located on a hillside just west of the village of Canaseraga in the Town of Burns, NY. It is an active cemetery and it is well tended.
The
cemetery consists of several sections as follows:
The “Old
Cemetery” contains the oldest interments. Earliest graves are found at the top of the hill, and many graves are located on the hillside leading down to Route 70. At one point
in time, the section on the hillside was allowed to become overgrown. The present caretaker maintains this difficult terrain. It appears that many markers may be missing from
this section (if they were ever there at all). A map drawn in 1930’s helps us to identify many plots.
“Hulburt
Cemetery” was at one time a private cemetery. It was taken over by the Canaseraga Cemetery and is now a “cemetery within a cemetery”, simply called the Hulburt section now.
“Scott
Annex” is located to the left as you enter the main entrance of the cemetery. It is heavily populated with markers and monuments. The main road of the cemetery runs to the
west of this section, then up and around the cemetery, back down the hill and bisects this section again.
“Flint
Annex” is the newest section of the cemetery. Located to the west of the main road as you enter the cemetery.
“Walker
Extension” is at the top of the hill to the right as you round the corner on the main road. It is surrounded by tall pines on the east and southern sides.
“Harvey
Annex” is at the top of the hill to the left as you round the corner on the main road.
The road
then leads past some tall pines into the “Walker Annex”. Walker is to the left and the right of the roadway and continues to the woods straight ahead. If you stay on the road
(slightly left) it will lead you back out to the Village of Canaseraga. If you decide to turn right and drive in about 10 yards, you enter the Old Cemetery. Continue on the
road heading downhill (a very narrow road) and you are in the middle of the “Bennett” section of the cemetery.
The
southern part of Bennett is fairly flat, but turning your head right (north) Bennett heads steeply up hill. The top of Bennett flattens out and has many large family plots.
Interment records for the cemetery are scarce. If the Association had interment books at one time, they are long lost now. My thanks to the members of the Canaseraga Cemetery
Association for the help they did provide.
The
following list was compiled by physically recording the markers in the cemetery and relying heavily on a list prepared by former town historian Irene Harvey. An old list of
deaths in Burns from 1887 – 1915, again prepared by a former town historian was also utilized. Old scrapbooks found at the Essential Club Free Library containing obituaries
were also very beneficial.
The
Cemetery Association can also be contacted at PO Box 306, Canaseraga NY 14822, include a SASE please. Donations to the cemetery are gratefully accepted.
If you have any additions/corrections to this list, please contact me, Mary Rhodes at "EMAIL"
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