Oak Hill Cemetery in Eldred, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 41.95110, -78.38250
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In 1848, William P. Wright gave a half acre of land to the village of Allegany Bridge (Eldred). The land was already the Wright family cemetery, with James Wright (1765-1831), a veteran of the American Revolution buried there. The village burial grounds expanded by several acres up the hillside and was formed as the Oak Hill Cemetery in 1886, with Thomas C. Wainman as president. Reuben Dennis (1826-1905) made several improvements to the old cemetery in 1903.

In November 1904, Stephen Smith (1826-1911) developed the Smith Cemetery adjacent to Oak Hill, consisting about five acres of land. In 1919, William F. Burr purchased the Smith Cemetery and combined this with Oak Hill. He also did several improvements to the cemetery. Oak Hill now consists of just over nine acres of land, most of which is still undeveloped.

In 1947, the Eldred Oak Hill Cemetery Association was reformed as a non-profit cemetery.

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Eldred Oak Hill Cemetery Association

PO Box 198

Eldred, PA 16731