Scotchtown Cemetery

Historic cemetery in New York, United States

United States historic place


Scotchtown Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

42°10′36.36″N 76°41′55.16″W / 42.1767667°N 76.6986556°W / 42.1767667; -76.6986556
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1880
NRHP reference No.	08001229^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 23, 2008

Scotchtown Cemetery is a historic vernacular rural cemetery located near Erin in Chemung County, New York. The cemetery includes a variety of monuments dating from the cemetery's founding in about 1880 to the present, with the majority before about 1950. Prior to 1880, the land was a burial ground for the local Presbyterian church.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/02/09 Through 3/06/09. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
^ Robert T. Englert (February 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Scotchtown Cemetery". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-24. See also: "Accompanying four photos".