National Register of Historic Places

Batavia Cemetery

Batavia, Genesee County, New York
Listed
April 7, 2002
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
02000309

About this property

Batavia Cemetery is located on Harvester Avenue in Batavia, New York, United States. It opened in 1823 and contains over 8,000 graves, mostly from the 19th century. In 2002 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the first of two cemeteries in Genesee County to be so designated. The first graves were some of the city's early settlers, moved from another graveyard that had become too full. Originally it was run by nearby St. James Episcopal Church, but when the cemetery became too big an independent Batavia Cemetery Association was formed. It has operated the cemetery ever since. Joseph Ellicott, the agent for the Holland Land Company, who shaped Western New York in its early years and laid out the cities of Batavia and Buffalo, is buried under a large monument. Other notable markers commemorate Anti-Masonic activist William Morgan, American Fourierist Albert Brisbane, and his son Arthur, a prominent newspaper editor in the yellow journalism era; Civil War General John H. Martindale and New York Central Railroad president Dean Richmond. Other notable burials include some local congressmen.

Location

Batavia, Genesee County, New York
42.99346, -78.17105

Categories

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Batavia Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Batavia Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 7, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Batavia Cemetery?

Batavia Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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