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This is a beautiful little cemetery sitting on a gentle hilltop with an expansive view of the rolling hills. There are at least twelve burials with the surname Kitchen, thus the unusual name of the cemetery.
Driving directions from the Hickory Street bridge in Warren: go west on Pennsylvania Ave W/US-6 (business route) along the Allegheny River. Follow the four-lane Hwy 6 into Starbrick. Slow down and watch for the Yankee Bush Road intersection at a traffic light and turn right onto the two lane road. Many homes dot the way up the hill, through forest.
Keller Road, intersecting Yankee Bush Road from the left, can create some confusion - bear right and then in a very short distance, turn left at the Y intersection and continue on Yankee Bush Road. (Just to add to the fun, the road on the right is named Follett Run Road.) Enjoy the view along this hilltop road. Carrington Hollow Road, on the left, emerging from the forest is your first signal that you are approaching the cemetery. Kitchen Cemetery sits beside and is very visible from the road.
To park, drive just past the cemetery and turn left onto a grassy lane adjacent to the grounds.
Take a stroll through the cemetery ~
An overview of the cemetery.
All photographs contributed by P. Repko
The gate leading into the grounds, in the photo above, is just to the right.
There are two gravestones for Alexander Kitchen.
Alex Kitchen
Civil War Veteran
INDPT. CO. C.
PA. INF.
And the modern stone ~
Alexander Kitchen
1815 - 1899
Read his biography.
Jane Kitchen
1819 - 1872
Looking into the newer section of the cemetery.
John F. Haglund 1859 - 1935
His Wife Mathilda J. Haglund 1857 - 1934
A dozen members of the Wilcox family are buried in this small cemetery.
Sophronia Wilcox
Below, the tall monument in the center bears the following inscriptions:
William R. Smith
Died Sept. 20, 1861.
Aged 42 ys, 7 ms, 28 d.
Pheba Smith Montague
Died June 2, 1874
Aged 39 ys, 19 d.
Mercy A. Smith
Died July 20, 1865
Aged 14 ys, 5 ms.
Small stones on the right: Father, Baby, Mother, and unreadable stone on the end.
The small fence defines the edge of the grounds.
Caption reads:
Floyd A. Williams
1929 - 1994
Great Great-Grandson
of a Slave
For more details, see Find A Grave entry.
An overview of the older section of the cemetery.
The grounds are level and well-maintained.
There are fewer than 200 graves listed on Find A Grave-Kitchen Cemetery, many with photographs of the tombstones.
Contributions are always welcome by sending information to the Warren County coordinator.
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