Bellevue Cemetery
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Bellevue Cemetery

Avis, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Coordinates: 41.18940, -77.32690
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History of Bellevue Cemetery. Location of cemetery is in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County, PA, not in Avis Borough, as it has been listed. When the railroad boom hit the little village of Oak Grove, in Pine Creek Township, at the outset of the 20th century, the planners of the new town of Avis envisioned the need for a large cemetery. The Rich family of Woolrich were involved in the effort. Twenty-five acres were set a side by the Oak Grove Land Company in order to meet the needs of the growing community, and the land was called Bellevue Cemetery. The cemetery opened in 1905, with a Mr. Shoemaker laying it out in February of that year. Originally , an eight grave plot sold for$18 to $25. Today a plot is $250. The cemetery also has a Soldiers' Circle. While the railroad shops did come to Avis, the explosion of growth never materialized as expected. Consequently, very little of cemetery is currently in use, and much of it is given over by the woods. A Joe Sohmer has inherited caretakership of this cemetery. Note (Mr Sohmers' family took over ownership of the cemetery in1955, and when his mother passed , he inherited the cemetery and land surrounding). A small paupers' section apparently exists in the wooded are bordering the cemetery.
History of Bellevue Cemetery. Location of cemetery is in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County, PA, not in Avis Borough, as it has been listed. When the railroad boom hit the little village of Oak Grove, in Pine Creek Township, at the outset of the 20th century, the planners of the new town of Avis envisioned the need for a large cemetery. The Rich family of Woolrich were involved in the effort. Twenty-five acres were set a side by the Oak Grove Land Company in order to meet the needs of the growing community, and the land was called Bellevue Cemetery. The cemetery opened in 1905, with a Mr. Shoemaker laying it out in February of that year. Originally , an eight grave plot sold for$18 to $25. Today a plot is $250. The cemetery also has a Soldiers' Circle. While the railroad shops did come to Avis, the explosion of growth never materialized as expected. Consequently, very little of cemetery is currently in use, and much of it is given over by the woods. A Joe Sohmer has inherited caretakership of this cemetery. Note (Mr Sohmers' family took over ownership of the cemetery in1955, and when his mother passed , he inherited the cemetery and land surrounding). A small paupers' section apparently exists in the wooded are bordering the cemetery.

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