Balcome Burial Ground
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Balcome Burial Ground

Also known as Clementsport Cemetery

Clementsport, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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    Coordinates: 44.67275, -65.59600
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The first known survey of this cemetery was completed by Dr. Allan E. Marble on August 22, 1972. Per his usual method, he did not give the cemetery a name. Instead, he identified it by a number, in this case 122. He cited the location as Clementsport. Dr. Marble's notation reads: "Quite a few footstones and markers. Grown up in bushes."



At a later date, Genweb volunteers transcribed Dr. Marble's original survey notes and made them available online at Rootsweb. At that time, the volunteers named this cemetery "Clementsport Cemetery" but, in the Rootsweb index, it is listed simply as "Clementsport". They cited the location as Clementsport.



In the winter of 2000, local cemetery researcher, Denise J Rice visited this cemetery, finding only one headstone. Since the ground was frozen, she made no attempt to search or dig for the additional headstones/footstones mentioned by Dr. Marble.



In late April 2022, Steve Skafte located and photographed this cemetery, as well as acquiring accurate GPS coordinates which have been added to the map. He also provided clear directions. Regarding any additional headstones, as noted by Dr. Marble in 1972, Steve noted: "I did [find] some fieldstones, but nothing legible. Being that Marble didn't list any other names, I imagine that they weren't legible in his time either."



DIRECTIONS: This cemetery is located 150 meters south of the intersection of Old Post Road and Pickup Road, in the woods behind Civic #8. Introduce yourself at the house before visiting.







The first known survey of this cemetery was completed by Dr. Allan E. Marble on August 22, 1972. Per his usual method, he did not give the cemetery a name. Instead, he identified it by a number, in this case 122. He cited the location as Clementsport. Dr. Marble's notation reads: "Quite a few footstones and markers. Grown up in bushes."



At a later date, Genweb volunteers transcribed Dr. Marble's original survey notes and made them available online at Rootsweb. At that time, the volunteers named this cemetery "Clementsport Cemetery" but, in the Rootsweb index, it is listed simply as "Clementsport". They cited the location as Clementsport.



In the winter of 2000, local cemetery researcher, Denise J Rice visited this cemetery, finding only one headstone. Since the ground was frozen, she made no attempt to search or dig for the additional headstones/footstones mentioned by Dr. Marble.



In late April 2022, Steve Skafte located and photographed this cemetery, as well as acquiring accurate GPS coordinates which have been added to the map. He also provided clear directions. Regarding any additional headstones, as noted by Dr. Marble in 1972, Steve noted: "I did [find] some fieldstones, but nothing legible. Being that Marble didn't list any other names, I imagine that they weren't legible in his time either."



DIRECTIONS: This cemetery is located 150 meters south of the intersection of Old Post Road and Pickup Road, in the woods behind Civic #8. Introduce yourself at the house before visiting.







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