Burk Pioneer Cemetery

 Burk Pioneer Cemetery is located in the Darlington Hydro Upper and Lower Soccer Feilds, just off Energy Rd and Crago Rd in Darlington, Ontario. The monuments have been placed on a cairn, and it is very easy to spot them as you pull into the park.

Burk Pioneer Cemetery
Restored by the town of Newcastle Darlington Cemetery Committee and Ontario Hydro 1984.
Buried here in lot 24, Broken Front are John Burk, his wife Jane, some of their children and relatives. They, as United Emire Loyalists, arrived at Port Darlington in October 1794. With Conants and Trulls, they were the first families to clear and settle land in Darlington Township.

Apparently, the first interment here was Samuel Burk, Mary Van Camp (his wife), son Peter and his wife, and son Sylvester Burk. None of these monuments are placed in the cairn, so I am assuming they have been lost to time.

 Amanda, wife of D.E. Cowles. Died Aug 13, 1862. Aged 27 years.
Nellie, daughter of D.E. and Amanda Cowles. Died Jan 23, 1863. Aged 5 years.

 Marianna Clarissa, daughter of Jacob and Clarissa Shurtleff. Died Oct 10, 1835. Aged 2 years.

 Ezra, son of John Burk Esq. Died Nov 2, 1830. Aged 27 years.

 Clarissa, wife of J. Shurtliff. Died Feb 11, 1836. Aged 22 years.

 John Burk Esq, died Nov 8, 1832. Aged 16 years.

 Jane, wife of John Burk. Died Dec 23, 186?. Aged 76 years.

 Sarah Huffman, daughter of John Burk Esq. Died Feb 7, 1843. Aged 22 years.

 Darius D. Williams, died Dec 28, 1858. Aged 56 years.
Ezra, his son. Died May 25, 1856. Aged 13 years.

 Eliza Bowes, wife of Darius D. Williams. Died April 24, 18??.

Note: The picture above shows a white X made with spray paint. It is located on the gravel road right in front of the monuments. If you stand on it, facing the cairn and talk you will get a really neat echo effect, due to the shape of the cairn. It sounds like your talking in a fishbowl.