A visit to the Athens Rural Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Athens Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Athens Rural Cemetery:
42.2636, -73.8119
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Athens Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Athens Rural Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Catskill. Catskill lies just to the southwest of the Athens Rural Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Athens Rural Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Athens Rural Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Athens Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swartwout Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Park Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park Cemetery
- The Cedar Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64159 <5>
- Hudson City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson City Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson City Cemetery
- Jefferson Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Catskill Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallenbeck - Collerberg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Limestreet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Limestreet Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestreet Cemetery
- Old Leeds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Leeds Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Leeds Cemetery
- DuBois Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Buckley's Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Claverack Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1702147 <5>
- Lampman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lampman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampman Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Armstrong Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Family Cemetery
- The Armstrong Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Armstrong - Mead Cemetery
- Livingston Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery
- The West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Ghent Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271288 <5>
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Coxsackie Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Athens Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Athens Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lorenz Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Greenport Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- Jefferson Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
- Catskill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Stottville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rossman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Coxsackie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burden is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burden
- Churchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hollowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mellenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cairo
- Cairo Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Kiskatom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kiskatom is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiskatom
- North Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Germantown is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germantown
- Glenco Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenco Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenco Mills
- Philmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Martindale is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
- Gayhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Taghkanic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
- Taghkanic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Kinderhook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
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 Athens Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Athens Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Cairo
- Cairo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Athens Rural Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Catskill
- Coxsackie
- Hudson
- Kinderhook
- Leeds
- Philmont
- Stottville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Athens Rural Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Athens Rural Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2547534 (Athens Rural Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2547534 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 26 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hudson North
- Location given for Athens Rural Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2636111 Lon: -73.8119444
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Greene, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Athens Rural 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> | 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. |
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