West Hill Cemetery
West Hill Cemetery | |
Nearest city | Sherburne, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°41′39″N 75°31′53″W / 42.69417°N 75.53139°WCoordinates: 42°41′39″N 75°31′53″W / 42.69417°N 75.53139°W |
Area | 9.4 acres (3.8 ha) |
Built | 1905 |
Architect | Jaerschky, F.A. |
NRHP reference No. | 05001534[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 18, 2006 |
West Hill Cemetery (also called Sherburne West Hill Cemetery) is a historic cemetery at Sherburne in Chenango County, New York. The cemetery contains over 4,500 burials, two thirds of which predate 1950. The earliest burial dates to 1803. The cemetery includes a small, one story brick chapel built in 1905.[2]
Col. William Stephens Smith (1755–1816), US Representative and son-in-law of President John Adams is buried here.
The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Kathleen LaFrank (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: West Hill Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
External links[]
- West Hill Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sherburne West Hill Cemetery
Categories:
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Cemeteries in Chenango County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Chenango County, New York
- Central New York Registered Historic Place stubs