A visit to the Medusa 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 Medusa Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Medusa Cemetery (FG ID #65252).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Medusa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Medusa Cemetery:
42.4361, -74.1237
The Medusa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Medusa.
The cemetery is located in Albany County<2>.
The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northeast of the Medusa Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Medusa Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Medusa Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Medusa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman & St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hayes Baldwin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stone Bridge Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge Cemetery
- Locust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Locust Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Cemetery
- Fleming Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brookside Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Durham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The East Durham Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Durham Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- O'Hara Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Hara Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hara Cemetery
- Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westerlo Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rensselaerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Potters Hollow Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornwallville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Craw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Craw Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craw Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shepard Family Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Medusa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Medusa Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Medusa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Westerlo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Preston Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cornwallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rensselaerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Preston - Potter Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Potter Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westerlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dormansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Berne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Livingstonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Manorkill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brooksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gayhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alcove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reidsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coeymans Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Broome Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Medusa 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 Medusa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Oak Hill
- Rensselaerville
- Windham
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 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 Medusa Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Albany County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Medusa Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #65252
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #956908 (Medusa Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #956908 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Albany
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville
- Location given for Medusa Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4359136 Lon: -74.1234695
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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- Medusa Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |