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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Graceland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Graceland Cemetery (FG ID #64682)

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 Graceland Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.6340°   (42° 38' 2")

Lon:   -73.7935°   (-73° 47' 36")

The cemetery is located in Albany County<2>.

As an estimate, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Albany.

The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies just to the northeast of the Graceland Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Graceland 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 Graceland 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graceland Cemetery.

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

    • Normansville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
      • Normansville is located in Albany County
    • Delmar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Delmar is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <5>
    • Bethlehem Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
      • Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
    • Glenmont
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton Manor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
      • Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
    • Rensselaer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <5>
    • West Albany
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
      • West Albany is located in Albany County
    • Slingerlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Couse
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
      • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
    • Roessleville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roessleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roessleville
      • Roessleville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roessleville <5>
    • Feura Bush
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Beckers Corners
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
        • Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
      • East Greenbush
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenbush
        • East Greenbush is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenbush <5>
      • Defreestville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defreestville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
        • Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
      • Menands
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Loudonville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
        • Loudonville is located in Albany County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
      • Westmere
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmere have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
        • Westmere is located in Albany County
      • New Scotland
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
        • New Scotland is located in Albany County
      • Colonie
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Newtonville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • South Bethlehem
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
        • South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
      • Castleton-on-Hudson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Luther
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
        • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
      • Guilderland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Voorheesville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorheesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>

    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 Graceland 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 Graceland Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Graceland Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Delmar.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63976 <1>
    • Kenwood Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • The Kenwood Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Albany.
      • The Kenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Society of the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2413911 <1>
    • Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
      • The Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • German Evanelical Cemetery
      • German Evanelical Protestant Cemetery
      • Hurstville Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214452 <1>
    • Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Edward Haswell Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Edward Haswell Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Edward Haswell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bethlehem Center.
      • The Edward Haswell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Edward Haswell Family Burying Ground
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2446919 <1>
    • Bussing Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bussing Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Bussing Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bussing Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bethlehem Center.
      • The Bussing Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bussing Burial Ground
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bussing Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2516206 <1>
    • Holy Spirit Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bethlehem Center.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Ann's Calvary Cemetery
      • St. John's Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64112 <1>
    • St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Bethlehem Center.
      • The St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Matthews Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66124 <1>
    • Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bethlehem Center.
      • The Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lady Help of Christian Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65033 <1>
    • Beth Emeth Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Beth Emeth Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Emeth Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Albany.
      • The Beth Emeth Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beth El Cemetery
      • Beth Emmeth Cemetery
      • Old Beth Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Emeth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63965 <1>
    • Eagle Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Eagle Hill Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagle Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
      • The Eagle Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Second Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1350323 <1>
    • Christian LaGrange Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Kimmey Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimmey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kimmey Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kimmey Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Bethlehem Center.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimmey Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65001 <1>
      • Westervelt Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Westervelt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Westervelt Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westervelt Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Beckers Corners.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westervelt Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483382 <1>
      • Greenbush Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenbush Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbush Cemetery
      • Rensselaer Rural Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rensselaer Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rensselaer Rural Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rensselaer Rural Cemetery
      • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Beverwyck Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beverwyck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beverwyck Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beverwyck Cemetery
      • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
        • The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Johns Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965973 <1>
      • Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 is located in Albany.
        • The Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 has also been known as:
        • Beth El Jacob Cemetery
        • Be careful, some people have confused the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 with the Graceland Cemetery and the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3 (located 286 feet to the south).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363945 <1>
      • Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3 is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3 is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
        • Be careful, some people have confused the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3 with the Graceland Cemetery and the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 (located 286 feet to the north).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363952 <1>
      • Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jewish People's Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Albany Hebrew Tailors Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #1
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #1 is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #1 is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
        • Be careful, some people have confused the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #1 with the Graceland Cemetery and the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3 (located 5,591 feet to the east).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #1
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986571 <1>
      • Hebrew Farmers Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ohav Shalom Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Ohav Shalom Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ohav Shalom Cemetery is located in Albany.
        • The Ohav Shalom Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Congregation Ohav Shalom Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohav Shalom Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378774 <1>
      • Workmen's Circle Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mead Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Mead Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mead Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Delmar.
        • The Mead Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mead Family Burying Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mead Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2393557 <1>
      • Oliver Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Oliver Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oliver Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Delmar.
        • The Oliver Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Aaron Oliver Family Burying Ground
        • Aaron Oliver Family Cemetery
        • Oliver Family Burying Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980592 <1>
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Beckers Corners.
        • The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bethlehem Rural Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64434 <1>

    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 Graceland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #951452  (Graceland Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #951452 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: Albany
      • County: Albany         Elev: 32
      • Location given for GNIS #951452 (Graceland Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #64682

    The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.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 Albany, 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 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 Graceland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6340, Longitude: -73.7935    
    <4>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.
    <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.




 

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