West Hill Cemetery, Sherburne

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West Hill Cemetery
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West Hill Cemetery in 2012
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Nearest city Sherburne, New York
Coordinates 42°41′39″N75°31′53″W / 42.69417°N 75.53139°W / 42.69417; -75.53139
Area9.4 acres (3.8 ha)
Built1905
ArchitectJaerschky, F.A.
NRHP reference No. 05001534 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Kathleen LaFrank (August 2005). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP West Hill Cemetery. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
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