Oak Hill Cemetery (Oak Hill, New York)

For other cemeteries with this name, see Oak Hill Cemetery (disambiguation).
Oak Hill Cemetery

Oak Hill Cemetery
Location Route 81, Durham, NY
Nearest city Oak Hill, New York
Coordinates 42°24′43″N 74°9′38″W / 42.41194°N 74.16056°W / 42.41194; -74.16056Coordinates: 42°24′43″N 74°9′38″W / 42.41194°N 74.16056°W / 42.41194; -74.16056
Area 5.6-acres
NRHP Reference # 11000274
Added to NRHP 2011-05-11

Oak Hill Cemetery is located on Route 81 in Durham, Greene County, New York. This 5.6-acre cemetery originated as the burial place of early settlers Lucas and Deborah DeWitt on their family farm in the early 1820s, and evolved into a community cemetery for local residents.[1]

This cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. "New York History Blog". Retrieved 2014-05-07.
Oak Hill Cemetery


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