A visit to the High Point Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the High Point Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The High Point Cemetery (FG ID #64807)
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 High Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the High Point Cemetery
Lat: 42.6926° (42° 41' 33")
Lon: -74.0585° (-74° 3' 30")
The cemetery is located in Albany County<3>.
As an estimate, the High Point Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Altamont.
The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east of the High Point Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the High Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from High Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Severson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Van Aernam Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lainhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderpool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westfall Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finch Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saddlemire Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Guilderland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ostrander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wagner Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell Family Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zeh Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stephen Hungerford Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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] of the High Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from High Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Altamont
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- Meadowdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duane Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Fullers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Princetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duanesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Voorheesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Guilderland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotterdam
- Rotterdam is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotterdam <7>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Delanson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Scotland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gallupville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Berne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Westmere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmere have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Mariaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slingerlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schenectady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Scotia is located in Schenectady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <7>
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 High Point 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 High Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Schenectady
- Scotia
- Voorheesville
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 High Point 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 High Point Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 High Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #952754 (High Point Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #952754 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: Altamont
- County: Albany Elev: 336
- Location given for GNIS #952754 (High Point Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #64807
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the High Point Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6926, Longitude: -74.0585 |
<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> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |