Guilford Center Cemetery
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Guilford Center Cemetery is a historic cemetery
at Guilford Center
in Chenango County, New York
. The cemetery contains approximately 427 burials, with 318 markers, a third of which are fallen or broken. The earliest burial dates to 1809.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 2005.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
at Guilford Center
Guilford, New York
Guilford is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The town is on the east border of the county. The population was 3,046 at the 2000 census.- History :The land was purchased from the Oneida tribe in 1785.The town was first settled around 1787...
in Chenango County, New York
Chenango County, New York
Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477. The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat is Norwich.-History:...
. The cemetery contains approximately 427 burials, with 318 markers, a third of which are fallen or broken. The earliest burial dates to 1809.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2005.