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A visit to the Holy Name Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Name Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Name Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   42.7915°   (42° 47' 29")

Lon:   -73.9087°   (-73° 54' 31")

The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Schenectady County<2>.

The county seat for Schenectady County is located in Schenectady. Schenectady lies just to the northwest of the Holy Name Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Holy Name Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Czestochwskiej Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64320 <5>
  • Vale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vale Cemetery
    • The Vale Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66580 <5>
  • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
    • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66007 <5>
  • St. John Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
  • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery
    • The Old St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
    • The Old St. Josephs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66034 <5>
  • First Presbyterian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Presbyterian Cemetery
    • The First Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Presbyterian Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
    • The First Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641199 <5>
  • St. Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • The St. Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
    • The St. Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. George's Episcopal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1803166 <5>
  • First Reformed Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Reformed Church Cemetery
    • The First Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Schenectady.
  • Fisher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
    • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fisher Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
    • The Fisher Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rotterdam United Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64539 <5>
  • St. Adalbert Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert Cemetery
    • The St. Adalbert Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Adalbert Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Rotterdam.
    • The St. Adalbert Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wojcjecha Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66766 <5>
  • Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Memorial Cemetery is located in Albany County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Colonie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64479 <5>
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
    • The Evergreen Memorial Park is located in Albany County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Colonie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64479 <5>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery
      • The Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65311 <5>
    • Old Reformed Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Reformed Church Cemetery
      • The Old Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Scotia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152965 <5>
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sanders Cemetery is located in Scotia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190659 <5>
    • Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery
      • The Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Colonie.
      • The Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lisha Kill Cemetery
      • Lishakill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800120 <5>
    • Yates Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Yates Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Yates Family Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yates Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Alplaus.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2444265 <5>
    • Maple Shade Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Shade Cemetery
      • The Maple Shade Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Shade Cemetery is located in Scotia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190640 <5>
    • Park Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scotia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65585 <5>
    • Vedder Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vedder Family Cemetery
      • The Vedder Family Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vedder Family Cemetery is located in Schenectady.
      • The Vedder Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vedder Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2332933 <5>
    • Viewland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viewland Cemetery
      • The Viewland Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Viewland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Schenectady.
      • The Viewland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cobblestone Reformed Church Cemetery
      • View Land Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66615 <5>
    • St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
      • The St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
      • The St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Cyril Cemetery
      • South Schenectady Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65950 <5>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64873 <5>
    • Schenectady Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schenectady Memorial Park
      • The Schenectady Memorial Park is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schenectady Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Rotterdam.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66247 <5>
    • Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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:<7>
      • 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 <5>
    • Niskayuna Reformed Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Amity Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amity Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
    • Grooms Methodist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grooms Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grooms Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grooms Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Saratoga County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holy Name Cemetery.

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

  • Schenectady
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisha Kill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisha Kill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
    • Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
  • Niskayuna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Scotia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Rotterdam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Aqueduct
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
    • Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
  • Alplaus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fullers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fullers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
    • Fullers is located in Albany County
  • Hartmans Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
    • Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
  • East Glenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
    • East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
  • Guilderland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Colonie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Westmere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
      • Westmere is located in Albany County
    • Halfmoon Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
      • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
    • Princetown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
    • Altamont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <8>
    • Roessleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roessleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <8>
    • Newtonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Latham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Clifton Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park
      • Clifton Park is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Park <8>
    • Elnora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elnora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
      • Elnora is located in Saratoga County
    • Burnt Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rynex Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
      • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
    • Meadowdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadowdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
    • Voorheesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • West Albany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Albany. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
      • West Albany is located in Albany County
    • Loudonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <8>
    • Halfmoon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jonesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Saratoga County
    • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Name 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 Name Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Holy Name Cemetery:

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 Name Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #953083  (Holy Name Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #953083 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: Schenectady
    • County: Schenectady         Elev: 125
    • Location given for GNIS #953083 (Holy Name Cemetery)

The official website for Schenectady County: www.schenectadycounty.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>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' (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 Holy Name Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7915, Longitude: -73.9087       In this case, the coordinates for the Holy Name Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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>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>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.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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