St. Andrew's Cemetery
Why it's listed
St. Andrew's Cemetery is a burial ground of less than one acre beside Plains Road in the crossroads hamlet of St. Andrew, northeast of Walden in Orange County, New York. A knee-high bluestone wall encloses it, with an iron gate between concrete piers on the east side. The graves face east, and the markers are mostly simple tablets. The earliest are red sandstone stones with three lobed tops, and two marble obelisks are the most elaborate. The oldest identified stone dates to 1774. The ground was tied to an Anglican congregation that built a log church around 1750 and a more finished meetinghouse around 1770 next to the burial ground. The congregation moved to Walden in the 1820s, and the old church was taken down, but burials continued through the 19th century. The cemetery is listed for its link to the early settlement of St. Andrew and the Town of Montgomery, and for its record of English settlers among the area's German, Dutch and Scots-Irish residents.
Significance in brief: The cemetery is associated with the pre-Revolutionary War settlement of St. Andrew and the development of the Town of Montgomery. It marks the site of the Anglican congregation's first two churches, and reflects settlement by people of English extraction in a region of diverse ethnic groups. It is one of the oldest historic resources in the hamlet.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 08001232, listed December 23, 2008. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | St. Andrew's Rd. and Plains Rd., Walden |
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| County | Orange County |
| Listed | December 23, 2008 |
| Reference number | 08001232 |
| Resource type | Site |
| Period of significance | c. 1774- c. 1826 |
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| Areas of significance | Exploration/Settlement |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still used as a cemetery. The surrounding stone wall is mostly intact, but sections of the north wall have failed and fallen inward. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 41.57185, -74.14553 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
Sites (archaeological sites, battlefields, landscapes) are often listed with a restricted address to protect them from looting or disturbance. Listing is honorary for private owners; federal undertakings on or near the site go through Section 106 review, and state laws may protect burials and artefacts regardless of listing.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08001232.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7586822
- This listing as JSON
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