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Town of Pleasant Valley
Dutchess County, New York
Updated 4/13 /2001

Facts and Figures from JW Poucher's "Old Gravestones of Dutchess County", 1924. See Dutchess County Cemetery Internments for Poucher's exact comments.

Beers = found on 1867 Beers Atlas
Terraserve = found on topographical map on web

Cemetery	Hamlet	Earliest Stone	2nd Stone	#	Comments
Presbyterian	Pleasant Valley Village	1779	1787	415	Active Cemetery on Rt 44 in the Village of Pleasant Valley. 845-635-3289. The Cemetery / Church are very picturesque and really set off of the town. In 1912, "The Presbyterian Church of Pleasant Valley was organized in 1765. It was an offshoot of Pittsbury Presbyterian Church at Washington Hollow and, ultimately, when Pleasant Valley out-grew Washington Hollow the congregation of the first organization was merged into that of the second. A wooden church building was erected in 1770 which was replaced in 1848 by the present brick church.
Pittsbury Presbyterian	Washington Hollow	1761	1773	389	Active cemetery on Rt 44 and Rt 82, by the State Police Troop K Barracks. Washington Hollow was a much more populated place than it is now. "Pittsbury" is no longer used, and no-one will know what "Pittsbury" even refers to. The Hotel mentioned is no longer there. In 1912, "In the hamlet of Washington Hollow, on the south side of the main road, opposite the hotel. This is the site of the "Pittsbury Presbyterian Church", erected about 1747, torn down about 1858. In the summer of 1777 a band of Tory raiders from southern Dutchess made this church building their headquarters. During the War of 1812 a body of American troops on the way to the northern border used it as a temporary barracks. The congregation of "Pittsbury Church" was absorbed into the Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Church early in the nineteenth century and Pittsbury's independent existence ceased."
Methodist	Pleasant Valley Village	1827	1828	175	On Rt 44, just east of the Village of Pleasant Valley. On of the ca. 1800 sandstone mileage markers is at the cemetery. Not maintained and in poor shape. The site was completely overgrown until the Boyscouts cleared out the smaller trees and the underbrush a few years ago. In 1913, "In 1825 Methodists in Pleasant Valley built a church on this site. The building was removed to the village in 1845."
St. Paul's Episcopal	Pleasant Valley Village	1831	1845	63	On Rt 44, at Travor Road, on east side of the village. Active cemetery at church 845-635-2854. in 1914, " St. Paul's parish was organized in 1837 and a church building erected in 1842.
Friend's	Pleasant Valley Village	1802	1809	133	Not yet found. Please contact me if you know the location of this cemetery. In 1914, "Friends' meeting house, village of Pleasant Valley. In good order. The Friends' meeting at Pleasant Valley was organized in 1802. The meeting is now extinct."
Baptist	Netherwood	1789	1791	167	In good condition, at Baptist Church. At Netherwood Rd (CR41) and Robinson Rd. In 1913, "Fair condition. The Baptists of Pleasant Valley organized as a congregation before the War of the Revolution. In 1790 they erected a church building. Photo 1. Photo 2
Badgley	Netherwood	1805	1810	49	Not yet found. In 1912, "Family ground. Near Netherwood, by the road. Somewhat overgrown, not in use."
Westminster Presbyterian	Salt Point				Active cemetery in the hamlet of Salt Point. 845-266-4855. Was not in Poucher's book, so probably graves later than 1900.
Marshall	Salt Point	1790	1815	34	Not yet found. in 1913, "At Salt Point, near the railroad track on the Marshall farm. Overgrown; surrounded by a fence."
Smith	Salt Point	1795	1798	20	Not Yet found. in 1914, "A mile south of Salt Point, on the Pleasant Valley road east of the creek, on the west side of the road. Overgrown and deserted. Smith ground, known as "Under the Locusts"." My guess, between Eleanor Dr and the boy Scout camp on Scout Rd.

See Dutchess County Toursim Site for description and maps of historical sites in this area:
http://www.dutchesstourism.com/tour1.htm

John B. Dux ajdux@prodigy.net