A visit to the Briggs 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 Briggs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briggs Cemetery:
42.9740, -73.8715
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Briggs Cemetery is located in Saratoga County<2>.
The county seat for Saratoga County is located in Ballston Spa. Ballston Spa lies just to the north northeast of the Briggs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Briggs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Briggs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Ballston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ballston Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Cemetery
- South Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The South Milton Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milton Cemetery
- Hubbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hubbell Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell Cemetery
- Sweetman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweetman Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman Cemetery
- East Line Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunning Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Malta Ridge West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Factory Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- West Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Milton Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Burnt Hills Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock City Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Charlton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65639 <5>
- Jonesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Malta Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Malta Ridge Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Ridge Cemetery
- Bliss Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bliss Road Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss Road Cemetery
- Munger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Munger Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Briggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briggs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ballston Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ballston Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Center
- Ballston Spa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Malta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Factory Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Factory Village is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Village
- Milton Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Burnt Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Harmony Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
- Charlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Country Knolls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Birchton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Birchton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
- Elnora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Rock City Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Riley Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riley Cove is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cove
- Stoodley Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoodley Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoodley Corners
- East Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
- Coons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coons is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons
- West Charlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Alplaus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
- Willow Glen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Glen is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
- Saratoga Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Greenfield is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Galway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Briggs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saratoga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Briggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alplaus
- Ballston Spa
- Galway
- Round Lake
- Saratoga Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Briggs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Saratoga 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 Briggs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #944738 (Briggs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #944738 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: Saratoga
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Round Lake
- Location given for Briggs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9739644 Lon: -73.8715117
- 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 Saratoga, 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- Briggs 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |