A visit to the Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Maple Shade Cemetery (FG ID #2190640)
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 Maple Shade Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maple Shade Cemetery
Lat: 42.8340° (42° 50' 2")
Lon: -73.9641° (-73° 57' 50")
The cemetery is located in Schenectady County<2>.
As an estimate, the Maple Shade Cemetery is located in Scotia.
Adjacent to the Maple Shade Cemetery and just to the west is the Park Cemetery.
The county seat for Schenectady County is located in Schenectady. Schenectady lies just to the southeast of the Maple Shade Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Maple Shade Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maple Shade Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- First Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Van Patten Old Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Van Slyck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Viewland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vedder Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Agudat Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Workmens Circle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Free Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Upper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anthony 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 Maple Shade Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maple Shade Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scotia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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>
- Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rotterdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Aqueduct
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alplaus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Princetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Burnt Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fullers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lisha Kill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Niskayuna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartmans Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elnora
- From the Maple Shade Cemetery to Elnora
- Jonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mariaville Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Duanesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Duane Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Guilderland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Charlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Country Knolls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Harmony Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alplaus
- Altamont
- Schenectady
- Scotia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade 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 Maple Shade Cemetery:
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Maple Shade Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8340, Longitude: -73.9641 |
<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. |