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A visit to the Firwood Cemetery ...


The location of the Firwood Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Firwood Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Firwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Firwood Cemetery

Lat:   42.3895°   (42° 23' 22")

Lon:   -73.7796°   (-73° 46' 46")

The Firwood Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.

The county seat for Columbia County is located in Hudson. Hudson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Firwood Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Firwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Columbia 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 Firwood Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Firwood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Firwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Coxsackie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinderhook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ravena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Valatie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Aquetuck
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
      • Aquetuck is located in Albany County
    • Coeymans
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Medway
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Medway is located in Greene County
    • Schodack Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stottville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stottville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stottville
      • Stottville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stottville <4>
    • Niverville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niverville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niverville
      • Niverville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niverville <4>
    • Lorenz Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenz Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
      • Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
    • Chatham Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
      • Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Coeymans Hollow
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Surprise
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Athens
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Hudson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Ghent
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
        • Ghent is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <4>
      • Chatham
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
        • Chatham is located in Columbia County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
      • Alcove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gayhead
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
        • Gayhead is located in Greene County
      • Greenport Center
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenport Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
        • Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
      • Rock City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
        • Rock City is located in Columbia County
      • Castleton-on-Hudson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
        • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <4>
      • Leeds
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
        • Leeds is located in Greene County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
      • Jefferson Heights
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Heights
        • Jefferson Heights is located in Greene County
      • Mellenville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Philmont
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Moorhouse Corner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhouse Corner
        • Moorhouse Corner is located in Columbia County
      • Beckers Corners
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
        • Beckers Corners is located in Albany 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 Firwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Firwood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Firwood Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Firwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Riverside Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Coxsackie Village Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coxsackie Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coxsackie Village Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coxsackie Village Cemetery
    • Van Zandt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Zandt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Zandt Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Zandt Cemetery
    • Lish Homestead Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lish Homestead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lish Homestead Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lish Homestead Cemetery
    • Armstrong Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Armstrong Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Armstrong Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • The Armstrong Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Armstrong - Mead Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Family Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery
    • Requea Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Requea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Requea Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Requea Cemetery
    • Chestnut Lawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lampman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lampman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lampman Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lampman Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • St. Patrick's Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
        • The St. Patrick's Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Patrick Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66143 <6>
      • Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Grove Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Coeymans.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64729 <6>
      • Stanton Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stanton Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Hill Cemetery
      • Medway Congregational Christian Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medway Congregational Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Medway Congregational Christian Cemetery is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medway Congregational Christian Cemetery
      • Hallenbeck - Collerberg Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallenbeck - Collerberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hallenbeck - Collerberg Cemetery is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallenbeck - Collerberg Cemetery
      • Prospect Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
      • Methodist Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
      • Powell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Powell Cemetery is located in Greene County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Valatie Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valatie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Valatie Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valatie Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Firwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #950119  (Firwood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #950119 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: Ravena
      • County: Columbia         Elev: 38
      • Location given for GNIS #950119 (Firwood Cemetery)

    The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyny.com/

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

    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 Columbia, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Firwood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3895, Longitude: -73.7796       In this case, the coordinates for the Firwood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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 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.
    <7>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.




 

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