A visit to the Firwood 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 Firwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Firwood Cemetery:
42.3895, -73.7796
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Firwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Firwood Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- Van Zandt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Van Zandt Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Zandt Cemetery
- Lish Homestead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Stuyvesant Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Requea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Requea Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requea Cemetery
- Chestnut Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lampman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lampman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampman Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kinderhook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #406606 <5>
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66143 <5>
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64729 <5>
- Stanton Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanton Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Hill Cemetery
- Medway Congregational Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hallenbeck - Collerberg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- West Ghent Reformed Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Valatie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Valatie Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valatie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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)
- Rossman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rossman is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossman
- Ravena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valatie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aquetuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aquetuck is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquetuck
- Coeymans
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Medway
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
- Schodack Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Niverville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenz Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lorenz Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenz Park
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chatham Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chatham Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Center
- 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)
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- Alcove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gayhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gayhead is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayhead
- Greenport Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenport Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport Center
- South Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Rock City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Castleton-on-Hudson
(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 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.
- Athens
- Castleton-on-Hudson
- Chatham
- Coeymans
- Coxsackie
- Hudson
- Kinderhook
- Niverville
- Ravena
- Stottville
- Valatie
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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #950119 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ravena
- Location given for Firwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3895281 Lon: -73.7795682
- 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 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 '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- Firwood 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. |