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Newark Main Street Cemetery formerly known as WILLOW AVENUE CEMETERY

Historic Site #:01-025   (Exists)   Type: B1,E1 Town:Arcadia
Site Name:Newark Main Street Cemetery formerly known as WILLOW AVENUE CEMETERYGPS Coordinates:43.053699, -77.095201
Address:662 N. Main St. Newark NY
Description:
5,926 Memorials

Driving Directions :between North Main Street and Murray Street
Newark, Wayne County, New York, 14513 USA 

There is a small chapel and mausoleum on the premises. 
The Village of Newark is in the town of of Arcadia in the county of Wayne. There are two cemeteries in Newark, Newark Cemetery (on North Main Street) and East Newark Cemetery (which is at Vienna St. and East Maple Avenue). Both are owned and maintained by the Newark Department of Public Works.

Esbon Blackmar Sr. a former U.S. Congressman is buried here.


See also HS-01-053

 
From Google Maps
 
Historic narrative:
Famous person buried here:

Esbon Blackmar Sr. U.S. Congressman. Successful in the general merchandise business.
click this link to read about him:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6399294/esbon-blackmar 


You can see lists of people buried here by clicking on the following 10 links:

Surnames Abbott - Bristol                       http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/newkab.html

Surnames Brock - Culver                        http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/newkbc.html

Surnames Cummings - Frisbie                http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/newkcf.html

Surnames Fuller - Hurd                           http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/newkfh.html

Surnames Hurton - Lyons                        http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/newkhl.html 

Surnames Mac Gregor - Peer                   http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/newklp.html  

Surnames Peirson - Ryckmon                  http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/newkpr.html

Surnames Salesbury - Synesail                http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/newks.html

Surnames Tabor - Vosburgh                     http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/newktv.html 

Surnames Vowers - Youngs                     http://wayne.nygenweb.net/cemeteries/newkvw.html


To search for an individual buried here, click this link:



References:

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page Part 1

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page Part 2

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page Part 3

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page Part 4

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page Part 5

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page Part 6

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page Part 7

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page Part 8

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page Part 9

NYGENWEB Cemetery web page Part 10

Find a Grave web site

Find a Grave web site Esbon Blackmar Sr. page

Google Maps

Newark Main Street Cemetery Tour Part 1 YouTube Video from 2019

Newark Main Street Cemetery Tour Part 2 YouTube Video from 2019