A visit to the Independeent Benevolent Society 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 Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery (FG ID #2650788)
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 Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery
Lat: 42.6879° (42° 41' 16")
Lon: -73.8320° (-73° 49' 55")
The cemetery is located in Albany County<2>.
As an estimate, the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
Adjacent to the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery and just to the northeast is the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #3.
The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies just to the east southeast of the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery .
Establishment of the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery ...
The Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery was established in 1915.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Independeent Benevolent Society 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 Independeent Benevolent Society 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 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roessleville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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>
- Westmere
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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
- Colonie
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- West Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Normansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Lisha Kill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisha Kill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
- Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loudonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Newtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartmans Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
- Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Guilderland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Voorheesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- New Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Rensselaer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Menands
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Latham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Glenmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Niskayuna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Feura Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hampton Manor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Defreestville
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Watervliet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <5>
- Fullers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Meadowdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Albany 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 Independeent Benevolent Society 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 Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Albany lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albany.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Colonie
- Delmar
- Delmar lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delmar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Latham
- Latham lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Loudonville
- Rensselaer
- Voorheesville
- Watervliet
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hebrew Farmers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Albany Hebrew Tailors Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Albany Hebrew Tailors Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albany Hebrew Tailors Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albany Hebrew Tailors Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294326 <1>
- Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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 Independeent Benevolent Society 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>
- Workmen's Circle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eagle Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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>
- Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Our Lady of Angels Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady of Angels Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Angels Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65570 <1>
- Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Guilderland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65729 <1>
- Christian LaGrange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galusha Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Galusha Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Galusha Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galusha Family Cemetery is located in Colonie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galusha Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277342 <1>
- John Wolf Kemp Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The John Wolf Kemp Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John Wolf Kemp Family Cemetery is located in Colonie.
- The John Wolf Kemp Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Socks - Kemp - Reed Cemetery
- Wolf - Kemp Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Wolf Kemp Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258158 <1>
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Shaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shaker Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaker Cemetery is located in Albany.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641129 <1>
- Memorys Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Memorys Garden Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorys Garden Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Colonie.
- The Memorys Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memory Gardens Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorys Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65259 <1>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Albany.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64682 <1>
- Sicker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sicker Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Sicker Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sicker Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Latham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sicker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66298 <1>
- Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Lisha's Kill Reformed Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800120 <1>
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64479 <1>
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64479 <1>
- New Scotland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
(5 miles [8 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>
- Kenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Beverwyck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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. Agnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agnes Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65917 <1>
- Albany Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Albany Rural Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albany Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albany Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63827 <1>
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beth Emeth Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Emeth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
- The Beth Emeth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anshe Emeth Cemetery
- Beth Emmeth Cemetery
- Congregation Beth Emeth Cemetery
- New Beth Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Emeth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63966 <1>
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Watervliet.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64940 <1>
- Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Watervliet.
- The Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sisters of Saint Joseph Provincial House Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161579 <1>
- Myers - Clute Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Myers - Clute Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Myers - Clute Cemetery is located in Albany County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myers - Clute Cemetery is located in Latham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers - Clute Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312837 <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 Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery:
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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Independeent Benevolent Society Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6879, Longitude: -73.8320 |
<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. |