Ararat Township

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at Walker School, Ararat

Station, Ararat ca. 1916

Churches:
Burnwood Bible Church Located in Burnwood
East Ararat Methodist Church Located on Rt.0370
United Methodist Church, formerly Presbyterian building Located on Rts. T740 & T659

*STOCKER'S HISTORY (1887)

Ararat Congregational Presbyterian Church, est. April 22, 1813, church built in 1850. In 1878 the charter was amended changing the name to the First Presbyterian Church of Ararat.

East Ararat Methodist class est. 1830, church built in 1871

Ararat Methodist Church, est. 1842, church built in 1873
Cemeteries:
Ararat Methodist Church Cemetery, on T740
Baldwin Burying Ground, on T741, private property
Burnwood Cemetery, located on T739 on private property
East Ararat Cemetery, off T728 & 370
Small Cemetery, (Williams, Larrabee, Baldwin), NW Ararat Twp., location unknown

Building and Geographic Information According to the 1872 Beers' Atlas of Susquehanna County. To obtain copies of maps e-mail us for details.
B. SHOPS - Dist. #1; Dist. #3
LAKES - Dunn Lake - Dist. #1; Fiddle Lake - Dist. #5
PONDS - Dist. #1
POST OFFICES - Dist. #2
SAW MILLS (S.M. or S. MILL) - Dist. #1 (Fletcher & Cawrse); Dist. #5 (D. A. Walker)
SCHOOLS - Dist. #1; Dist. #2; (2) Dist. #3; Dist. #4; Dist. #5

Others:

Railroads - Jefferson Branch of Erie R. R., Dist. #1, Dist. #2, Dist. #3 Summit, Dist. #2

Place Names, Old and New
Ararat Township was formed on 21 Aug 1852. For further information, see also Township Incorporations.

Ararat Summit Station, former railroad station.

Ararat, former post office, closed 30 May 1969 (mail routed through Thompson P.O.); former telegraph station and express office; pop. 400 in 1900.

Burnwood, former post office, closed 14 Feb 1908 (mail routed through Uniondale P.O.); former railroad station; pop. 400 in 1900.

East Ararat, hamlet in the southeast corner

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