13 Of the Most-Visited Celebrity Graves in Upstate New York!

Upstate New York is the home of the final resting places of many well-known celebrities.  This gallery looks at the 13 gravesites that are among the most frequented by the public.

On this list, you will learn of the gravesites of singers, television pioneers, folk heroes, social activists, and military heroes and sports legends.

They are all interesting and easy to find (each listing tells you where they are buried in each cemetery).

Celebrities Buried in New York State

Among these people is a woman who had a fifty-year showbusiness career, from the 1930s to the 1970s.  She is buried in the Adirondacks.  Also, the grave of America's "Queen of Comedy," is buried in far western New York.  A woman who was a Niagara daredevil who was buried within the sound of the Falls' roar.  A military hero who is buried under a towering obelisk marked with bronze Buffalo heads protruding out from the sides.

And which president is buried with his wife and their pets are buried nearby?  And what famous writer is buried in a cemetery in a village that carries his own last name?

I have been writing and researching the graves of Upstate New York for over 20 years, and my book about this research is now in its second printing.  I have met lots of people along the way who enjoy going to cemeteries and digging up (not literally) the great stories of these exciting and interesting American lives.  There are hundreds of famous graves in our region, but from my experience, these 13 are the most asked for, sought out, and visited of them all.