A First Settler Graveyard
LOCATION: This Graveyard was moved by the US Government around 1941 to the Maplewood Cemetery area on Route 4 Salisbury NH and is the section closest to the ball field. The cemetery is well maintained and in good condition.
In this new location abt 169 graves with markers currently exist plus rock markers that do not appear to be merely foot stones. The map below is believed to have been drawn by the Army Corps of Engineers prior to removal and relocation of the graves however it indicates 278 graves. An accompanying list with names for the numbers is being sought.
Likely a map by the Army Corps of Engineers or from Town recordings
As this is an old settlers graveyard it is possible that many had small unreadable stones and are reburied at the new location without the same. More research is needed to determine if the Army Corps of Engineers Map is accurate and this assumption is correct. Many of the tombstones are readable, however some are becoming increasing difficult to read and a few are unreadable. We are grateful that in 1933 nearly all information from stones was transcribed by Priscilla Hammond and provided us with good information. Nearly all stones listed by Priscilla Hammond have been accounted for at the newer location.
From the History of Salisbury by John Dearborn 1890:
“The second graveyard of age, named for the donor of the land, is situated near Union Meeting House in the west part of the town. Sinkler Bean gave the land, provided the people would clear it up, fence it and give him space in the yard south of the gate, which is used by the Bean family. The Maloons are buried at the right hand, just as one enters the gate from the east. They are buried near the eastern wall.
Note: At the time of John Dearborn’s writings in 1891 (prior to the Flood Control Program in 1941), the cemetery was located east of the community at Smith’s Corner. Because it has often been referred to as Smith’s Corners Cemetery, there has been confusion about its location. The exact location was just east of where Little Hill joins the Warner Road on the opposite side of the road. It served as the graveyard for Smith’s Corner citizens but it was not at the Smith’s Corner intersection.
Currently there is no memorial stone for The Meloons or Maloons in this new location, nor the original.
The story of the Meloons/Maloons is an interesting one and is told in detail in John Dearborn’s book.
Link to Bean-Smith’s Corner updated 5/20/19with color coding for additional graves added. Smith’s-Bean all