Sharp Burial Ground
John O'Neil monument and surrounding headstones
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| Established | 1832 |
| Location | Albany Ave., Kingston, New York |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 41°56′18″N 74°0′11″W / 41.93833°N 74.00306°W |
| Type | Public |
| Owned by | City of Kingston |
| Size | 1.6 acres (0.6 ha) |
| No. of graves | 186 |
| Find a Grave | Sharp Burial Ground |
| The Political Graveyard | Sharp Burial Ground |
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Sharp Burial Ground
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| MPS | Albany Avenue, Kingston, Ulster County, New York MPS |
| NRHP reference # | 02001320 |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 2002 |
The Sharp Burial Ground, also known as the Albany Avenue Cemetery, is located on Albany Avenue (NY 32) in Kingston, New York, United States. It is a small burying ground used during the middle decades of the 19th century, before larger rural cemeteries had become common but after churchyards had become too full for further burials. Later, when they did open, many bodies were removed to consolidate them with larger family plots there. Two former congressmen are still among those buried at Sharp.
It contains some interesting examples of funerary art from that period, particularly the large monument to its founder, Edward O'Neil. It fell into neglect and disrepair throughout much of the 20th century, but was cleaned and restored by a local historic preservation group in the 1990s. In 2002 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Historic and Architectural Resources of Albany Avenue, Kingston, Ulster County, multiple property submission (MPS). It is the only cemetery in Ulster County listed on the Register in its own right.
The cemetery is located on the east side of Albany where it turns to the northeast just 400 feet (120 m) east of its junction with Interstate 587 and NY 28, one of the main western entrances to the city. It is a rectangular 1.6-acre (6,500 m2) parcel bounded on the south by a former railroad right-of-way that curves slightly to the southwest. On the north and east its boundaries are the property lines of homes on Albany and Elmendorf streets respectively.
Its neighborhood is residential, with most houses dating to the late 19th century. Four other houses in the neighborhood, those of John Smith, George J. Smith and Jacob Ten Broeck, as well as 184 Albany Avenue, are listed on the National Register as well.
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