A visit to the Garfield 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 Garfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garfield Cemetery:
42.5431, -73.3951
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garfield Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County<2>.
The county seat for Rensselaer County is located in Troy. Troy lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Garfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Garfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Presbyterian Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Stephentown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209231 <5>
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Cemetery of the Evergreens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mott Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Larkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cornwall - Tilden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ahavath Sholom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Love of Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Love of Peace Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love of Peace Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Love of Peace Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Pittsfield (MA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91193 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #HAN.806 <6>
- Tucker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Shaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesborough Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Mountainview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mountainview Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview Cemetery
- The Mountainview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain View Cemetery
- Talcott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Talcott Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talcott Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Center Berlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Center Berlin Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin Cemetery
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]<3> of the Garfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stephentown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wyomanock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyomanock is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomanock
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- West Stephentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Stephentown is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stephentown
- Hoag Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hoag Corners is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Corners
- East Nassau
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Brainard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Britain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Britain is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Center Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Center Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Berlin
- Riders Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riders Mills is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riders Mills
- Canaan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pittsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,834 people
- Sand Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stevens Corner is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Berkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berkshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Farnams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farnams is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnams
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Averill Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canaan Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Center
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
- Coltsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coltsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltsville
- Cheshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cheshire is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Sliters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- Nassau
(11 miles [17.7 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 Garfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rensselaer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Averill Park
- Berlin
- Canaan
- Pittsfield
- Sand Lake
- Stephentown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Garfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Rensselaer 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 Garfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #950905 (Garfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950905 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: Rensselaer
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stephentown Center
- Location given for Garfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5431374 Lon: -73.395109
- 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 Rensselaer, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garfield 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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