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OLD VILLAGE CEMETERY

Program
NYS Cemetery
Subject
Cemetery, Site
Location
159 Marion Ave, Gilbertsville, NY 13776, USA
Lat/Long
42.4745, -75.3245
Grant Recipient
Chenango Chapter - NYS Archaeological Association
Historic Marker

OLD VILLAGE CEMETERY

Inscription

OLD VILLAGE CEMETERY
BURIALS AS EARLY AS 1817
OTSEGO COUNTY
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2024

While often referred to currently as the Old Churchyard Cemetery, this Burying Ground has not been affiliated with any local church. Records show that in 1831 local citizens purchased this site, which already contained a number of burials, from Thomas Cox for use as a village burial ground.