Old Dutch Church Cemetery

Often confused with the adjacent Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, the Old Dutch Church and its burying ground shares an ambiguous boundary with the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. The Dutch Church burying ground is the sight that inspired Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow; he is buried there himself as well.

The Old Dutch Church now houses the The Reformed Church of the Tarrytowns and sits at the southern tip of the cemetery. It was the sight of military maneuvers during the American Revolutionary War. Some of the graves in the cemetery date back to 1650 and include the original headstones. Washington Irving was one of the former Trustees of the cemetery and named it "Sleepy Hollow."

At the cemetery, visitors can obtain maps of the 90-acre cemetery that shows the notable burial plots located in the cemetery, including Elizabeth Arden, Andrew Carnegie, and Walter Chrysler, as well as Washington Irving. The map can be picked up at 540 North Broadway or from the literature box at the gate of the cemetery.

The Old Dutch Church Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, NY sits about 30 miles north of New York City, along the shore of the Hudson River. Group rates are available.