Scotchtown Cemetery

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Scotchtown Cemetery
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LocationNY St. Rt. 223, Erin, New York
Coordinates 42°10′36.36″N76°41′55.16″W / 42.1767667°N 76.6986556°W / 42.1767667; -76.6986556
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1880
NRHP reference No. 08001229 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/02/09 Through 3/06/09. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Robert T. Englert (February 2008). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Scotchtown Cemetery. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)