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Cemetery NumberEX004
TownEXETER
Cemetery NameSHEFFIELD-RATHBUN LOT
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LocationESCOHEAG HILL RD
StateRI
DirectionW
Pole Number1040
Distance320
Map Number28
Page Number8
Plat Number3
Deed Book 
Deed Page 
Size in Feet40
Size in Feet40
Inscriptions4
Fieldstones8
Tombs 
Exist?YES
Last seen date?2023
Newest1841
Oldest1778
VandalismY
Veteran0
PoleF
CommentFollow Escoheag Hill Rd, 1523 feet north of Ten Rod Rd. (AKA Route #165) to pole #1040. The cemetery is 320 feet west of the road. It is south of the house about 80 feet. There are iron pipes and rails around Nathan Rathbun's grave. Recorded by John Sterling & James Good for their 1994 book on Exeter cemeteries.
Conditionpoor
Enclosureno enclosure
Gateno gate
Growthovergrown-weeds
Terrainlevel
Cemetery Location
Cemetery Burial Map N/A
 
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