Otsego County, New York Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Otsego County, New York from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Otsego County Overview
138
Cemeteries
16
Indexed Records
138
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Otsego County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Otsego County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Otsego County, New York contains 138 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 16 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Cherry Valley Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1760 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Otsego County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Otsego County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Otsego County map overview
County center reference: 42.6115, -75.0443
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Otsego County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Otsego County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 6
Back to New YorkCherry Valley Cemetery
USGSLakewood Cemetery
USGSRobinson Cemetery
USGSSherman Cemetery
USGSBurlington Cemetery
USGSEdmeston Union Cemetery
VA📍 EDMESTON, NY
Eldred Family Cemetery
VA📍 ONEONTA, NY
Fly Creek Valley Cemetery
USGSHartwick Cemetery
VA📍 HARTWICK, NY
Hillington Cemetery
USGSNiles Farm Cemetery
VA📍 ONEONTA, NY
Unadilla Forks Cemetery
USGSAdams Cemetery
USGSBabcock Cemetery
USGSBass Cemetery
USGSBennett Weatherly Cemetery
USGSBlanchard Cemetery
USGSBliven Cemetery
USGSBrookside Cemetery
USGSBrown Cemetery
USGSBrown-Young Cemetery
USGSBuck Cemetery
USGSBundy Cemetery
USGSBurdick Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Otsego County, New York
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Daniel Baker
🪦 Niles Farm Cemetery
Donald F Blowers
🪦 Robinson Cemetery
Claud David Folds
🪦 Hartwick Cemetery
Eugene G Shipman
🪦 Edmeston Union Cemetery
Carlyle F Hoffman
🪦 Hillington Cemetery
Donald F Lashure
🪦 Unadilla Forks Cemetery
Charles L Holman
🪦 Sherman Cemetery
Curtis Lee Beront
🪦 Cherry Valley Cemetery
Charles F Marshall
🪦 Robinson Cemetery
Donald C Eldred
🪦 Eldred Family Cemetery
Doris W Widmeyer
🪦 Cherry Valley Cemetery
Carl Eugene Morrison
🪦 Sherman Cemetery
Ernest Carl Emhof
🪦 Burlington Cemetery
Charles G Green
🪦 Fly Creek Valley Cemetery
Douglas W Robertson
🪦 Lakewood Cemetery
Francis L Comstock
🪦 Lakewood Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Otsego County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Otsego County, New York
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Donald F Blowers
🪦 Robinson Cemetery
1944-07-05 - 2021-12-23 Rank: SP4
Claud David Folds
🪦 Hartwick Cemetery
1950-02-04 - 2021-11-05 Rank: PVT
Eugene G Shipman
🪦 Edmeston Union Cemetery
1955-05-31 - 2021-07-02 Rank: SGT
Carlyle F Hoffman
🪦 Hillington Cemetery
1943-04-17 - 2021-04-14 Rank: A2C
Donald F Lashure
🪦 Unadilla Forks Cemetery
1926-02-17 - 2021-03-14 Rank: CPL
Charles L Holman
🪦 Sherman Cemetery
1946-04-09 - 2020-12-28 Rank: SP4
Curtis Lee Beront
🪦 Cherry Valley Cemetery
1940-11-18 - 2020-11-24 Rank: LCPL
Charles F Marshall
🪦 Robinson Cemetery
1926-09-27 - 2020-11-01
Donald C Eldred
🪦 Eldred Family Cemetery
1937-07-11 - 2020-08-05 Rank: A2C
Doris W Widmeyer
🪦 Cherry Valley Cemetery
1929-03-16 - 2020-05-15 Rank: PH3
Carl Eugene Morrison
🪦 Sherman Cemetery
1932-03-11 - 2019-06-10 Rank: SFC
Ernest Carl Emhof
🪦 Burlington Cemetery
1923-03-10 - 2019-04-08 Rank: PFC
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Otsego County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Otsego County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Otsego County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Otsego County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Otsego County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Cherry Valley Cemetery
2 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Lakewood Cemetery
2 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Otsego County burial records
Use a full name plus Otsego County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to New York archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Otsego County
Otsego County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the New York archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Otsego County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Otsego County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Otsego County?
138 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Otsego County, New York, with 138 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Otsego County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Otsego County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Otsego County burial records include military branch context?
15 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Otsego County.