Built in 1846. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Liverpool Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Liverpool, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It was established about 1846, and remains an active burial ground containing approximately 3,600 burials.”
Wikipedia article Liverpool Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 178 National Register listings published here for Onondaga County · listed in 2015 · category: Site · built in 1846.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 511 fires within 5 miles of Liverpool Cemetery between 2000 and 2020, burning about 303 acres in total. 50 started naturally. 87 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 251 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 87 |
| Natural | 50 |
| Smoking | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2010 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Liverpool, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $55,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $10,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over trees which fell on two homes. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $10,000 | A thunderstorm briefly reached severe limits across northern Onondaga county. Downburst winds blew down severe large trees in Liverpool. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $5,000 | Large tree was blown down on a car by thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $3,000 | Severe thunderstorms winds knocked down trees in the region. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated over 50 knots knocked over trees in the region. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $2,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in a tree being knocked over in the area. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $1,000 | A tree was blown down at Willows Apartments on 7th North Street. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down large limbs in Liverpool. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Liverpool | $1,000 | Heavy rains from thunderstorms caused streams and creeks to overflow their banks. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Liverpool | $1,000 | Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused flooding. There was standing water on many roadways in the town of Liverpool and surrounding areas. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Liverpool | - | Water was reported ponding on area roads. Some drivers rescued after getting stranded in their vehicles. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Liverpool | - | Large limbs were blown down. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Liverpool | - | Penny sized hail. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| May 2010 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Liverpool | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Lucius Gleason House | 0.4 miles | 1990 |
| Pozzi Building | 3.4 miles | 2025 | |
| H.A. Moyer Factory Complex (Additional Documentation) | 3.4 miles | 2024 | |
 | Solvay Public Library | 3.6 miles | 2007 |
| St. Anthony Convent and Convent School | 3.7 miles | 2019 | |
 | Gang House | 3.8 miles | 1997 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 15000267 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Onondaga County | All 178 listed properties in this county. |
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