Old Cochecton Cemetery is a historic

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a bu ...

located at Cochecton in

Sullivan County, New York Sullivan County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,624. The county seat is Monticello. The county's name honors Major General John Sullivan, who was labeled at the time as a hero in the ...

. It was established about 1774 and believed to contain about 150 burials. The earliest extant markers date to 1798 and 1809. ''See also:'' It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

in 1992.

References

Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) 1774 establishments in the Province of New York Cemeteries in Sullivan County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, New York {{SullivanCountyNY-NRHP-stub