A visit to the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ferguson Cemetery (FG ID #64524)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ferguson Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery has been estimated.<3>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ferguson Cemetery
Lat: 42.7735° (42° 46' 24")
Lon: -74.0745° (-74° 4' 28")
The cemetery is located in Schenectady County<4>.
As an estimate, the Ferguson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Rotterdam.
The county seat for Schenectady County is located in Schenectady. Schenectady lies just to the east northeast of the Ferguson Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ferguson Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wasson Family Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duanesburg Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ostrander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wagner Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westfall Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lainhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mariahville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mariahville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mariahville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mariahville Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- Wiggins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duanesburg Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Christ Episcopal Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- The Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Rotterdam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258554 <1>
- Schenectady Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Viewland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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] of the Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Princetown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Duane Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Duanesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Rynex Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mariaville Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Mariaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <8>
- Rotterdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotterdam
- Rotterdam is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotterdam <8>
- Delanson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fullers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fullers
- From the Ferguson Cemetery to Fullers
- Schenectady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Scotia is located in Schenectady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <8>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guilderland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Esperance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esperance have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
- Esperance is located in Schoharie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esperance <8>
- Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cranesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lisha Kill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aqueduct
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alplaus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Ferguson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schenectady County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alplaus
- Altamont
- Esperance
- Schenectady
- Scotia
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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Schenectady County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Ferguson Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #949979 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #949979 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Rotterdam Junction
- County: Schenectady Elev: 165
- Location given for GNIS #949979 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #64524
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Schenectady County: www.schenectadycounty.com/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ferguson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7735, Longitude: -74.0745 In this case, the coordinates for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schenectady, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |