Please remember to be respectful when exploring our cemeteries, and if they are on private land, please seek permission first.
All of the cemeteries below can be found on the FindAGrave page for Otisco. Find A Grave is crowdsourced database so not all cemeteries are complete. If you cannot find your family member on the FindAGrave site, please contact the Town of Otisco historian at kate@otiscohistory.com.
West Cemetery:
Also called the Oak Hill or Cowles Cemetery, burials began here with the first natural death in town in 1802. The cemetery features town founders, Veterans of all wars, teachers, religious figures, and government officials.
Hillsdale Cemetery:
With burials beginning here in 1807, this cemetery is near the Otisco Town Hall. Here you will find early town members, Veterans, and the families whose names grace many of the town roads.
Maple Grove Cemetery:
Commonly called Abbott’s Cemetery, this site was actually for a small church near Case Hill Rd called the Maple Grove Community Church. The first three burials in 1825 were all from one family, and is one of 4 Otisco cemeteries still in use. This site has a beautiful view of the apple orchards in the valley below
Corey Family Cemetery:
On private land, this small family cemetery had the first burial in 1813
Octagon Cemetery:
Near the site of the Octagon school, burials began here in 1812, featuring town founders and Veterans
Amber Cemetery:
Burials began here in 1812. In 1817, the land was leased and a subscription raised “for purpose of promoting public welfare”. The cemetery continued to grow and features founders of the Amber Hamlet, Veterans, Caroline Cogdon (19th century poetess) and a member of Barnum and Bailey circus. The cemetery is still in use today.
St Patrick’s Cemetery:
The Parish of Saint Patrick’s began in 1852, however, the parishioners sent the burials to neighboring towns, until the start with the first interment in 1874. The cemetery is still in active use, and is a vital part of the local Catholic community.