Plum Church Cemetery

History & local legend

Plum Church Cemetery, also known as Small’s Cemetery, is a fenced burial ground on Small Road near Cooperstown. The Small family is among those buried there. A local story that a coven lay in the cemetery drew the Oil Region Paranormal Investigation Team to its gate on September 23, 2007.

The team remained outside the fence for about an hour with cameras and audio recorders. An investigator named Scott reached a meter through the bars and felt an unusually cold patch of air. A companion’s photograph showed three pale circles. In their written report, the investigators thought dust or pollen was the likeliest cause of the circles; the cold spot was the more memorable part of their visit.