White/Porter Cemetery

White/Porter Cemetery is located on 4308 Concession 5, Clarington. It is at the bottom of a hill, and the only parking is on the road, so be careful. Cars come flying passed. From the road, there isn't much to see, and if it wasn't for the sign you probably wouldn't even know that a cemetery was here. It sits upon a hill, tucked into the corner of the lot.

White/Porter Cemetery is also known as White Church Cemetery, Porter Old Kirk Cemetery and White Old Kirk Cemetery.

The majority of the monuments are set into a cairn, and they are, unfortunately, highly weather worn. There are 3 standing monuments at the back of the cairn and another one that is broken and off to the right of the cairn, hidden in the bushes or you to trip over and break your leg. Also, watch out for poison ivy and poison mosquitos. Or just big ones.

Unknown.

Hannah Jarvis, aged 48 years. Erected by her husband Edward.

Jane, wife of John Scott. Died June 23, 1877. Aged 65 years.
Rebecca, their daughter. Aged 5 years.

Unknown

William Woods, died Feb 5, 1876. Aged 62 years.

Joshua.

Sarah Ann, wife of James Miller. Died Feb 13, 1860. Aged 40 years.

Mary Sharp, died March 15, 1875.

William.

Alice, died Aug 16, 1868.

Jane McChesney, died Feb 26, 1860. Aged 80 years.

Sons of John Henry and Isabella Cooper.
Joseph, died Jan 26, 1862. Aged 11 months.
Stewart, died Aug 6, 1866. Aged 2 years.

Unknown, but there are at least 3 names on this monument. The name James Carson is repeated, but I can't tell if he is buried here or is he is a relative.

Rev. Sam Porter, one of the pioneer ministers of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Died Dec 30, 1889. Aged 78 years. A native of Ireland.
Mary Williamson, his wife. Died Feb 23, 1854. Aged 42 years. A native of Ireland.
Sarah Jane, born Feb 7, 1838. Died Sept 24, 1848.
William James, born Oct 11, 1846. Died Sept 10, 1847.

Isabella, wife of J.H. Cooper. Died Aug 2, 1871. Aged 26 years.
George, son of J.H. and Isabella Cooper. Dates unknown.

A group of monuments, now blank from time.

James Miller, died May 22, 1882. Aged 72 years.

Catharine, wife of John Sombridge. Died 1852. Aged 80 years.

Isabella, daughter of J.A. and Margaret Falls. Died Nov 1861. Aged 3 years.

Ann, wife of Joseph Brown. Died Aug 13, 1860. Aged 50 years.

Unknown.

Sarah, aged 38 years.

Neil McMillen, died May 9, 1856. Aged 86 years.
Janet McGill, the wife of Neil McMillen, died Sept 4, 1852. Aged 70 years.

The toppled monument
Mary, daughter of William and Esther Patten, died May 27, 1877. Aged 24 years.

Stuart Mullen, died Aug 19, 1863. Aged 60 years.
Ellen Mullen, died Jan 1853. Aged 45 years.

Jane Simpson.

Alfred T, son of Willaim and Elizabeth Simpson. Died April 5, 1863. Aged 6 months.

Unknown.
Annie, died Mar 22, 1899. Aged 14 years.

Mary, wife of Samuel McKnight. Died June 8, 1861. Aged 40 years.

Unknown and overgrown.

Unknown, though the last name looks like "Disney".

Note: When looking up this cemetery online many resources will tell you it's on Concession 4, but it isn't. It is on Concession 5, and it is located between Shiloh Cemetery (to the East) and Lawrence/Waddell Cemetery (to the West).

Shiloh Cemetery

Shiloh Cemetery is located on the corner of Concession Rd 5 and Shiloh Road, in a very small area of Clarington known as Starkville. It sits somewhere between Orono and Newtonville. The cemetery is also known as Shiloh United Cemetery or Shiloh Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery. The cemetery is located on the same land as the Shiloh United Church, which was built in 1861. I have found conflicting accounts as to whether or not the church is still active, but it is well maintained and while it may not be used for regular services it is probably at least used for community events. So urban explorers-don't go breaking in!
Also, the cemetery and church are in an area with several homes, so please be respectful. Several of the monuments actually back right onto someones front yard, almost into their driveway.

 Thomas Rae
Mary A. Humpoe, died Sept 23, 1854.
Unfortunately, most of what has been etched into these monuments are too worn to read.

 A footstone with the initials T.J.D. and J.H.D., their monument is a little further down, so I think the footer has been moved.

 Unknown.

 Thomas J. Dunn, died July 21, 1895. Aged 37 years.
Jane Hastings, his wife, died May 1899. Aged 43 years.
Maggie M. Dunn, died June 2, 1873. Aged 23 years.
Annie Dunn, died Dec 3, 1893. Aged 29 years.

 Esther, daughter of William Bradley. Died Mar 14, 1873. Aged 7 months.

 John Halowell, died Aug 25, 1860. Aged 73 years.

 Charles Hallowell, born Aug 21, 1832. Died June 3, 1867.

 Unknown.

 Benjamin F. Olin, died March 2, 1880. Aged 39 years.

 I can't quite make the name out on this one due to that one stupid leaf.
Zaltha A., daughter of William Orange? Died Sept 27, 1863. Aged 1 year.

Two children of G.W. and R. Soper.
Francis Elmer, Oct 1867. Aged 10 months.
George Elwood, dates unknown.

If you are out and about, doing some kick-butt cemetery hunting (I can't be the only one, can I?) this is a great drive. Concession 5 not only has Shiloh Cemetery, but it also has White/Porter Cemetery just down the road, and a little bit further you'll find Lawrence/Waddell Cemetery. However, if you are travelling in the summer months make sure you bring your bug spray, we ran into mosquitos the size of small hawks!

McLaren Cemetery

McLaren Cemetery is a small family plot located on Monarch Road, between Peniel Rd and Thunder Bridge Road, just outside of the town of Lindsay. It was apparently established in 1848 (though the first recorded death was from 1834) on the farm property owned by Angus and Margaret McLaren. It is currently being maintained by the city of Kawartha Lakes, and the site is well cared for, however some of the stones are falling into disrepair, and only one of them is left standing.

As you can see see in the above picture. the one stone standing is small and broken.

Another view of the one standing stone, unfortunately the break makes it unreadable. I'm going to assume it is a member of the McLaren family.

Angus McLaren, died April 5, 1848. Aged 59 years.
Daniel, died Aug 22, 1834. Aged 3 months.
Ewen, died 1844.

John Allen, died July 18, 1847. Aged 3 years.

Margaret, wife of Angus McLaren. Died Feb 10, 1880. Aged 72 years.

S. Oakley, died Mar 31, 18??. Aged 83 years.

May 20, 1837. Aged 13 years. No name visible on this monument.

James, son of William and Christina Routls. Died July 5, 1863. Aged 2 years

James Routls, died July 1865. Aged 55 years.

Unknown.

Unknown, died Mar 12, 1863. Aged 60 years. A Native of England.

Malcolm McLaren, died Aug 18, 1854. Aged 57 years. A Native of Glengary.

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.

Blakely Cemetery

 Blakely Cemetery is a very small family plot located on the edge of a family farm on Old Mill Rd, Ops Township in Kawartha Lakes. It is maintained by the city of Kawartha Lakes, but over the last ten years, I have noticed that the size of this cemetery has gotten steadily smaller, though I don't know if they just chose to fence and maintain a smaller area. As far as I can tell there are only 4 monuments currently standing, though there may have been more previously. As you can see in the below picture, it is quite tiny.

 The cemetery takes its name from the Blakely family, who are the only people buried here as far as I can tell.

 Robert, died 1832. Aged 3 years.
Andrew, died Sept 6, 1932. Aged 13 years.
Children of John and Margaret Blakely.

S.P.

 Margaret, wife of John Blakely. Died April 15, 1858. Aged 73 years.
This picture was taken on a previous visit to the cemetery, the one I took today was fuzzy (probably due to my urge to dodge mosquitos).

Francis John, son of Margaret and John Blakely. Died June 16, 1856. Aged 3 years.