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From: "Ed Book" <>
Subject: Re: [PACLARIO-L] cemetery locations
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 13:28:20 -0400


"Gretchen B. Murri" <> wrote:
> I will be in the Clarion county area this weekend and am hoping to visit
> some cemeteries while I'm there. Can anyone give me general directions to
> any of the following:
> Perryville Cemetery in Perry Township, St. John's Loop, or Concord
> Presbyterian cemetery? The trip is unexpected so I haven't had much time
> to make plans. Thanks for any help.
>
> Gretchen in Virginia

Hi, Gretchen,

I can help you with two of these cemeteries. Hopefully somebody else can help
with the other.

Concord Presbyterian Church is one of the older churches in Clarion Co., since
it was organized in 1807. There have been a total of four different buildings
with the current building dating to 1892. The Concord Presbyterian Cemetery
actually consists of graves in three different locations. In addition to the
modern cemetery above the church, there are also two collections of older
graves across the road below the church. These two collections of graves are
actually quite close together, but are separated by a little ditch. Both of
them can easily be seen from the church, but if you don't know they're there,
they can be overlooked.

To get to Concord Presbyterian Church from Clarion, take Rt 68 South to Sligo.
At Sligo, Rte. 68 will make a left turn toward Rimersburg, while you will
continue straight ahead on Rte. 58. At the next intersection in Sligo, Rte. 58
will turn right (there's a Northwest Bank on the corner), and you'll follow it
until just outside of Callensburg to the junction of Rtes 58 and 368. Rte 58
will turn to the right, but you'll continue straight ahead on Rte 368. Rte 368
will pass through Callensburg immediately after this intersection and you
continue straight ahead until you come to West Freedom. At the main
intersection in West Freedom, you'll make a left hand turn. There's a church
on the corner of the intersection. You'll continue back this road for about
four to five miles. Eventually, as the road curves around to the right,
there'll be a road on the left with a small sign for Concord Presbyterian
Church on the left hand side of the road. Turn left on this road, and you'll
see the church on the left in about a mile or two. If you're coming from
Parker, take Rte 368 east to West Freedom. At the main intersection in West
Freedom, you'll turn right instead of left, and the instructions from there
will be the same as above.

Perryville is located just east of Parker on Rte 368. From Parker, you cross
the Parker bridge into Clarion Co. When you reach the top of the hill, you'll
see the Electric Cooperative on the right and the Perryville Cemetery just
beyond it. If you're coming from Clarion, follow the above directions to West
Freedom. In West Freedom continue straight ahead on Rte 368 toward Parker.
You'll go up a hill, then down a fairly significant hill. At this point
there's something fairly unusual for a Clarion Co. road, a long stretch of
fairly straight road. At the end of that you'll climb another hill and the
Perryville Cemetery and Electric Co-op will be on the left. The village of
Perryville itself sits just behind the Cemetery and Electric Co-op.

Hopefully somebody else can tell you where St. John's Loop Cemetery is located.
If nobody does, I'm working at the Clarion Co. Historical Society (814-226-
4450) this Saturday from 10AM to 4 PM, so call if you need directions.

Ed Book

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