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


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gifford Hollow Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Gifford Hollow Cemetery (FG ID #2483649)

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 Gifford Hollow Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.5686°   (42° 34' 6")

Lon:   -74.1287°   (-74° 7' 43")

The cemetery is located in Albany County<3>.

As an estimate, the Gifford Hollow Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Rensselaerville.

The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Gifford Hollow Cemetery .

Name Variations for Gifford Hollow 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.

Gifford Hollow Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Gifford Hollow Burying Ground

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.

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 Gifford Hollow Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Albany 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 Gifford Hollow 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]<4> of the Gifford Hollow Cemetery.

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

    • South Berne
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Berne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
      • South Berne is located in Albany County
    • Rensselaerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Berne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Westerlo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dormansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormansville
      • Dormansville is located in Albany County
    • Clarksville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Albany County
    • Gallupville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Franklinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
      • Franklinton is located in Schoharie County
    • Livingstonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingstonville
      • Livingstonville is located in Schoharie County
    • Preston Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Hollow
      • Preston Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston Hollow <5>
    • Medusa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • South Westerlo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Westerlo
        • South Westerlo is located in Albany County
      • Preston - Potter Hollow
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooksburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksburg
        • Cooksburg is located in Albany County
      • Oak Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Meadowdale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
        • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
      • Altamont
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <5>
      • Middleburgh
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Potter Hollow
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hollow
        • Potter Hollow is located in Albany County
      • Norton Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Hill
        • Norton Hill is located in Greene County
      • Greenville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Voorheesville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorheesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorheesville
        • Voorheesville is located in Albany County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voorheesville <5>
      • Schoharie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoharie
        • Schoharie is located in Schoharie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schoharie <5>
      • Delanson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Alcove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Feura Bush
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • New Scotland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
        • New Scotland is located in Albany County
      • Duane Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
        • Duane 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 Gifford Hollow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albany County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gifford Hollow Cemetery.<6>

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

    • South Berne Rural Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • The South Berne Rural Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Berne Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Westerlo.
      • The South Berne Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Berne Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1096248 <2>
    • West Mountain Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Rensselaerville.
      • The Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Baptist Church Burying Ground
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312971 <2>
    • Cornwell Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cornwell Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Cornwell Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cornwell Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of East Berne.
      • The Cornwell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cornwell Family Burying Ground
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornwell Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332108 <2>
    • Turner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • The Turner Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Turner Burying Grounds
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230824 <2>
    • Rensselaerville Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Dyer Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dyer Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dyer Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of East Berne.
      • The Dyer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dyer Family Burying Ground
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304786 <2>
    • Miller Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Miller Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Miller Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of East Berne.
      • The Miller Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Miller Family Burying Ground
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2265858 <2>
    • Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of East Berne.
      • The Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wilcox - Haight Family Burying Ground
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox - Haight Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2433042 <2>
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Berne.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66790 <2>
      • Berne Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The Berne Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Berne.
        • The Berne Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Beaverdam Cemetery
        • Pine Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berne Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63962 <2>
      • Snyder Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Snyder Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Westerlo.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66329 <2>
      • David Conger Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Zeh Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The Zeh Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zeh Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of East Berne.
        • The Zeh Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Zeh Family Burying Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zeh Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275491 <2>
      • Elmer Cook Farm Burying Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Huntersland Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntersland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Huntersland Cemetery is located in Schoharie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntersland Cemetery
      • Huntersland Christian Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Huntersland Christian Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Huntersland Christian Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntersland Christian Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974975 <2>
      • Crystal Lake Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal Lake Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the east of Rensselaerville.
        • The Crystal Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Crossroads Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Lake Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64312 <2>
      • Fleming Ridge Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fleming Ridge Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Fleming Ridge Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleming Ridge Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rensselaerville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Ridge Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2762568 <2>
      • Westerlo Rural Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Westerlo Rural Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westerlo Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Westerlo.
        • The Westerlo Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Westerlo Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westerlo Rural Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #435370 <2>
      • Reidsville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Reidsville Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reidsville Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Reidsville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reidsville Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65774 <2>
      • Hungerford Farm Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hungerford Farm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Hungerford Farm Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hungerford Farm Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Reidsville.
        • The Hungerford Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hungerford Farm Burying Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hungerford Farm Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483669 <2>
      • Jones Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of East Berne.
        • The Jones Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Jones Family Burying Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317544 <2>

    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 Gifford Hollow Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2513555  (Gifford Hollow Burying Ground)
      • Note: GNIS record #2513555 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: Rensselaerville
      • County: Albany         Elev: 381
      • Location given for GNIS #2513555 (Gifford Hollow Burying Ground)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2483649

    The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Gifford Hollow Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5686, Longitude: -74.1287       In this case, the coordinates for the Gifford Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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.
    <8>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.




 

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