A visit to the Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holy Cross Cemetery (FG ID #64873)
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 Holy Cross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Cross Cemetery
Lat: 42.7835° (42° 47' 0")
Lon: -74.0027° (-74° 0' 9")
The cemetery is located in Schenectady County<2>.
As an estimate, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the northwest of The Holy Cross Cemetery is the Saints Cyril and Method Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Schenectady County is located in Schenectady. Schenectady lies just to the northeast of the Holy Cross Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Holy Cross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- The Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Rotterdam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258554 <1>
- Schenectady Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vedder Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Viewland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Agudat Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Free Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Workmens Circle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Upper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- First Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Shade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rotterdam
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <8>
- Schenectady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <8>
- Princetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fullers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <8>
- Duanesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Hartmans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Guilderland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisha Kill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Niskayuna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aqueduct
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alplaus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delanson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Voorheesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westmere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmere have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Colonie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <8>
- Glenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burnt Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Charlton is located in Saratoga 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 Holy Cross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schenectady County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alplaus
- Altamont
- Colonie
- Schenectady
- Scotia
- Voorheesville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Schenectady 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 Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #953044 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #953044 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: Rotterdam Junction
- County: Schenectady Elev: 101
- Location given for GNIS #953044 (Holy Cross Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #64873
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Schenectady County: www.schenectadycounty.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 Schenectady, 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' 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 Holy Cross Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7835, Longitude: -74.0027 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | 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. |
<8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |