Washington Street Cemetery

Washington Street Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Washington St., Geneva, New York
Coordinates	42°51′44″N76°59′27″W / 42.86222°N 76.99083°W / 42.86222; -76.99083
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1832
NRHP reference No.	02000616 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 04, 2002

Washington Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Geneva in Ontario County, New York. The cemetery was laid out in 1832 and the entry is distinguished by a handsome cast iron arch dating from the 1840s / 1850s. It contains about 2,200 burials dating from 1832 to the 1950s. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ^[1]

Notable burials

• Eliakim Sherrill
• Samuel Miles Hopkins
• Joseph Gardner Swift, the first graduate of West Point Military Academy

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Nancy L. Todd (March 2002). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Howe, Dr. John Quincy, House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 17, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)