Tuppers Corners (Indian Field Road) Cemetery, Cayuga County NY

Tuppers Corners (Indian Field Road) Cemetery
Venice, Venice, Cayuga County

Cemetery:       Tuppers Corners Cemetery
Other:          Indian Field Road Cemetery
Sign:           No
Street:         Lot 96, Indian Field Road
City:           Venice
Township:       Venice
County:         Cayuga
State:          New York
Nation:         U.S.A.
Zip:           
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lat_mmss:      
long_ew:        W
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Status:         Abandoned
Size:           Small
Directions:     800 ft. southwest of junction of Indian Field Road and
Ledyard Road
Type:           Road-public
Location:       Rural
Terrain:        Hillside
Watersource:    No
Features:       Thick woods
Property:       Public
Access:         Open
Enclosure:      None
Gate:           None
Established:    1814
Gravestones:    30
Oldest:         1810
Newest:         1878
Removed:        Unknown
Relocated:      No
Repairs:        No
Methods:        Adhesives
Restoration:    Unsure
Association:    No
Records:        No
Inventory:      Yes
Availability:   Cayuga County GenWeb Project
Landscaping:    No
Paths:          No
Trees:          Yes4
Crypts:         No
Fencing:        No
Brickwork:      No
Ironwork:       No
Sculpture:      No
Fountains:      No
Roads:          No
Buildings:      No
Cement:         No
Granite:        Yes
Marble:         No
Native:         Unsure
Slate:          Unsure
Others:         Unsure
Wood:           No
Materials:      No
Architectural:  Unsure
Angels:         Unsure
Draperies:      Unsure
Fraternal:      Unsure
Hands:          Unsure
Lambs:          Unsure
Monograms:      Unsure
Plants:         Unsure
Photos:         No
Religious:      Unsure
Scrollwork:     Yes
Urns:           No
Carvings:       Unsure
Condition:      Cemetery neglected
Unmarked:       Yes
Broken:         Yes
Toppled:        Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried:         Yes
Weather:        Yes
Pollution:      No
Vandalized:     No
Report:         Yes
VA1:           
VA2:           
VA3:           
VA4:           
VA5:           
Overgrowth:    
Overgrowth1:   
Overgrowth2:   
Overgrowth3:    Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth4:   
GroundCover:    Yes
Moss:           Yes
Vines:          Yes
Drainage:       Good
Problem1:       Encroachment
Problem2:       Apathy
Owner:          Cemetery
Use:            Agricultural
Bordering:      Agricultural
Change:         Same
Reason:         Roads
Visited:        Rarely
Archeology:     Unknown
Habitat:        Yes
Contacted:      County, township, NY Dept. of Cemeteries

Surnames:

Adams, Campbell, Cutter, Hewitt, Hitchcock, King, Patty, Perry, Russel,
Siferls, Slosson, Tupper, Wallis, Woodin

Other_Information:

The cemetery is on records as being owned by a Scottish Presbyterian sect
called "Society of Seceders," which no longer exists.  Their last known
address was the Venice Town Office.  The cemetery is tax-exempt.

Support:

Bernie Corcoran, Cayuga County Coordinator, NY GenWeb Project,
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Joan C. Stevens, Venice Town Clerk, Venice, NY

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Date:           April 21, 2004

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