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Jonesville Cemetery
A Victorian Resting Place

Located on Ushers and Longkill Roads, the Jonesville Cemetery is an example of the rural cemetery movement, popular during the mid nineteenth century. Park like settings were created by landscape architects, where people could enjoy the views, fresh air, plants and monuments. Rolling hills, cast iron benches, ponds, and exotic trees added to the effect. Cemeteries were like pleasure gardens where Victorians strolled and picnicked. The roads and paths in the Jonesville Cemetery wind through valleys and up hills. The large family monuments stand layered along the hillsides, with the ones at the top among the most elaborate. Here lies buried Roscius R. Kennedy, the founder of the Jonesville Academy, a private boarding school established in 1836, now the home of the Temple family. [“A Bit of History; Exploring Clifton Park’s Cemeteries” by John Scherer]