A visit to the Alcove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Alcove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alcove Cemetery (FG ID #2350190).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Alcove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alcove Cemetery:
42.4681, -73.9288
The Alcove Cemetery is located in Albany County<2>.
The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Alcove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alcove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Alcove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alcove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Staco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Staco Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staco Cemetery
- Sylvandale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sylvandale Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvandale Cemetery
- Coeymans Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hannacroix Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Grapeville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeville Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Stanton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanton Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Hill Cemetery
- Huyck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shepard Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tan Hollow Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westerlo Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- King Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The King Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Hill Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Medway Congregational Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lish Homestead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waldron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alcove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alcove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alcove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coeymans Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dormansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aquetuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Westerlo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Medway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravena
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coeymans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Bethlehem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westerlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Selkirk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Schodack Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beckers Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Feura Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reidsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medusa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coxsackie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Alcove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alcove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Castleton-on-Hudson
- Coeymans
- Coxsackie
- Ravena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Alcove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Albany County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Alcove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2350190
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2059787 (Alcove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2059787 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Albany
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alcove
- Location given for Alcove Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4681363 Lon: -73.9284618
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alcove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |