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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Methodist Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Methodist Cemetery (FG ID #2361809)

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 Old Methodist Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Methodist Cemetery

Lat:   42.9281°   (42° 55' 41")

Lon:   -74.0586°   (-74° 3' 30")

The cemetery is located in Schenectady County<2>.

As an estimate, the Old Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Rotterdam Junction.

The county seat for Schenectady County is located in Schenectady. Schenectady lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Methodist Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Old Methodist 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 Old Methodist 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Methodist Cemetery.

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

    • Glenville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • West Charlton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
      • West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
    • Cranesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Charlton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
      • Charlton is located in Saratoga County
    • Hagaman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
      • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <4>
    • Harmony Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
      • Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Galway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galway
      • Galway is located in Saratoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galway <4>
    • Wallins Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
      • Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
    • Harrower
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
      • Harrower is located in Montgomery County
    • Rockton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
      • Rockton is located in Montgomery County
    • Amsterdam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Mariaville Lake
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
        • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Rynex Corners
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
        • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Scotia
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
      • East Glenville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glenville
        • East Glenville is located in Schenectady County
      • Burnt Hills
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mills Corners
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
        • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
      • Schenectady
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mosherville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosherville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
        • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
      • Perth
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
        • Perth is located in Fulton County
      • Fort Johnson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
        • Fort Johnson is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Johnson <4>
      • Whiteside Corners
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
        • Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
      • Hagedorns Mills
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagedorns Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
        • Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
      • Princetown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
        • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
      • Rotterdam
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
      • Aqueduct
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
        • Aqueduct is located in Schenectady 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 Old Methodist 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 Old Methodist Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Methodist Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Weatherwax Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weatherwax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weatherwax Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weatherwax Cemetery
    • Crane Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crane Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
    • Van Eps Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Eps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Van Eps Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Eps Cemetery
    • Vedder Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Vedder Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Vedder Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vedder Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Rotterdam Junction.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vedder Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66608 <1>
    • Dodds Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dodds Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodds Cemetery
    • Woestina Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Woestina Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woestina Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Rotterdam Junction.
      • The Woestina Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woestina Reformed Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woestina Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66765 <1>
    • West Charlton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Charlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Charlton Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Charlton Cemetery
    • St. Casimir Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Casimir Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimir Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Good Shepherd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Mabee Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Schenectady.
        • The Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Glenville Center Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenville Centre Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336053 <1>
      • Smith Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • West Galway Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Galway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Galway Cemetery is located in Fulton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Galway Cemetery
      • Old Hagaman Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hagaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Hagaman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hagaman Cemetery
      • Hagaman Mills Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagaman Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hagaman Mills Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagaman Mills Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • St. Michael Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
      • Old St. Josephs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Van Vechten Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Vechten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Van Vechten Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Vechten Cemetery
      • Scotch Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotch Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scotch Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotch Church Cemetery
      • Van Patten Old Burial Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Van Patten Old Burial Ground is located in Schenectady County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Patten Old Burial Ground is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Scotia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Patten Old Burial Ground
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2344719 <1>
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery

    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 Old Methodist 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Methodist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9281, Longitude: -74.0586    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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