Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1920.
“Old Cochecton Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Cochecton in Sullivan County, New York, United States. It was established about 1774 and believed to contain about 150 burials.”
Wikipedia article Old Cochecton Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 79 National Register listings published here for Sullivan County · listed in 1992 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 73 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Old Cochecton Cemetery between 1999 and 2020, burning about 137 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 17 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 | 68 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | N/A |
| 24 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 13 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 11 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Old Cochecton Cemetery: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Delaware Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fosterdale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Fosterdale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cochecton, the town this property stands in, in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cochecton | $15,000 | Part of the same complex of thunderstorms that produced extensive damage earlier in the afternoon from the Binghamton area westward reintensified to severe levels early in the evening across Sullivan county as several cell mergers took place. Trees and wires were downed in the Cohecton area around 620 pm EDT and in the Jeffersonville area about 640 pm. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cochecton | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down trees and wires. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cochecton | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cochecton | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires down on Route 114. |
| September 2011 | Flood | Cochecton | - | A mudslide was reported on Route 116. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Cochecton | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Cochecton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Drake-Curtis House | 0.2 miles | 1993 |
 | Valleau Tavern | 0.3 miles | 1992 |
 | Cochecton Railroad Station | 0.5 miles | 2005 |
 | Parsonage Road Historic District | 0.6 miles | 1992 |
| Reilly's Store | 0.7 miles | 1992 | |
 | Ellery Calkins House | 0.8 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92001593 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Sullivan County | All 79 listed properties in this county. |
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