A visit to the First Presbyterian 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 First Presbyterian Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The First Presbyterian Cemetery (FG ID #641199)
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 First Presbyterian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Presbyterian Cemetery
Lat: 42.8173° (42° 49' 2")
Lon: -73.9449° (-73° 56' 41")
The cemetery is located in Schenectady County<2>.
As an estimate, the First Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
Adjacent to the First Presbyterian Cemetery and just to the south is the First Reformed Church Cemetery.
The county seat for Schenectady County is located in Schenectady. Schenectady lies just to the south southeast of the First Presbyterian Cemetery .
Name Variations for First Presbyterian Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
First Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the First Presbyterian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Presbyterian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Shade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vedder Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Viewland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Agudat Achim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Workmens Circle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Lower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Free Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Upper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Name Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Name Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the First Presbyterian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Presbyterian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scotia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <7>
- Rotterdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <7>
- Aqueduct
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alplaus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lisha Kill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Niskayuna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Princetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fullers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burnt Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rynex Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hartmans Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Guilderland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Altamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <7>
- Colonie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
- Colonie is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <7>
- Elnora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Duane Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Westmere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmere have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Halfmoon Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park
- Clifton Park is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Park <7>
- Country Knolls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mariaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mariaville Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
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 First Presbyterian 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 First Presbyterian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alplaus
- Altamont
- Clifton Park
- Colonie
- Schenectady
- Scotia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 First Presbyterian 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 First Presbyterian 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 First Presbyterian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2438289 (First Presbyterian Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #2438289 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: Schenectady
- County: Schenectady Elev: 71
- Location given for GNIS #2438289 (First Presbyterian Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #641199
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> | 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. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the First Presbyterian Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8173, Longitude: -73.9449 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |