A visit to the Old Saint Josephs Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery:
42.9256, -74.1671
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old St. Josephs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Fonda. Fonda lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Old St. Josephs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old St. Josephs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Griffeth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Griffeth Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffeth Cemetery
- Thayer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Thayer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Remsen Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Remsen Bush Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen Bush Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sweet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sweet Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Cemetery
- Van Vechten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Vechten Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vechten Cemetery
- Dodds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dodds Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds Cemetery
- Hagaman Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hagaman Mills Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman Mills Cemetery
- Old Hagaman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Hagaman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hagaman Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Chuctanunda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chuctanunda Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuctanunda Cemetery
- Dorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dorn Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorn Cemetery
- Patterson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scotch Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Scotch Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Church Cemetery
- Weatherwax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Weatherwax Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherwax Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old St. Josephs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cranesville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amsterdam
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rockton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rockton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Harrower
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harrower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
- Hagaman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
- Fort Johnson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pattersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Perth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Mariaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tribes Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Auriesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mariaville Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Rotterdam Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Charlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
- Braman Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Braman Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman Corners
- Rynex Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
- Burtonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonsville
- Galway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
- Broadalbin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Charlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Whiteside Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
- Hagedorns Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
- Progress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Fonda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fultonville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old St. Josephs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amsterdam
- Broadalbin
- Fonda
- Fort Johnson
- Fultonville
- Galway
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 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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #959315 (Old Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #959315 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amsterdam
- Location given for Old Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9256302 Lon: -74.1670741
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Montgomery, 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- Old St. Josephs 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> | 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. |
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