About Peterboro Cemetery
Peterboro Cemetery is a cemetery near Morrisville, Madison County, New York. It lies about 5.3 mi south of Morrisville. The grounds sit at about 1,312 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Gerrit Smith and Nehemiah Huntington. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2542864. The nearest other listed cemetery is Peterboro Village Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home in Morrisville, about 5.1 mi away. It is one of 113 cemeteries we list in Madison County, and 54 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Madison County dates to 1799.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Morrisville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Peterboro Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative, 1 writer.
- Gerrit Smith1797-1874American abolitionist and politician
- Nehemiah Huntington1776-1855
People whose Wikidata entry gives Peterboro Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
42.97104, -75.67685
What Peterboro Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Peterboro Village CemeteryMorrisville, NYMunicipal cemetery0.7 mi
- Eisaman Corners CemeteryWampsville, NYCemetery1.9 mi
- Siloam CemeteryMorrisville, NYCemetery2.1 mi
- Davis Corners CemeteryMorrisville, NYCemetery3.1 mi
- Roberts CemeteryWampsville, NYCemetery3.4 mi
- West Hill CemeterySherrill, NYCemetery3.5 mi
- Sunnyside CemeteryWampsville, NYCemetery3.6 mi
- Westcott CemeteryMorrisville, NYCemetery4.0 mi
- Munnsville Village CemeteryAugusta, NYMunicipal cemetery4.3 mi
- Hillcrest Spring CemeteryMorrisville, NYCemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Peterboro Cemetery
- Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home5.1 miFuneral home · Morrisville · (315) 684-9262
- Ironside Family Funeral Homes, Inc.7.9 miFuneral home · Sherrill · (315) 363-4110
- Campbell-Dean Funeral Home Inc8.1 miFuneral home · Canastota · (315) 697-9575
- J Homer Ball Funeral Home Inc8.3 miFuneral home · Canastota · (315) 697-2294
- Ironside Family Funeral Homes Inc.8.3 miFuneral home · Oneida · (315) 363-2978
- Coolican-Mc Sweeney Funeral8.4 miFuneral home · Oneida · (315) 363-2650
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