A visit to the Old Saint Josephs 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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old St. Josephs Cemetery (FG ID #66034).
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:
42.8031, -73.9283
The Old St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Schenectady.
The cemetery is located in Schenectady County<2>.
Adjacent to the Old St. Josephs Cemetery and just to the east is the Saint John the Baptist Cemetery.
The county seat for Schenectady County is located in Schenectady. Schenectady lies just to the northwest of the Old St. Josephs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Josephs Cemetery.
Name Variations for Old St. Josephs Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Old St. Josephs Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> 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.
- First Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Agudat Achim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Workmens Circle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beth Israel Lower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Free Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Park View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holy Name Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Name Cemetery
- Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Shade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vedder Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] 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:
- Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rotterdam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aqueduct
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alplaus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lisha Kill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Niskayuna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Groom Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stoodley Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Glenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fullers
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hartmans Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Guilderland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Princetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colonie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rotterdam Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Halfmoon Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elnora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Charlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadowdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roessleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Schenectady 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.
- Alplaus
- Altamont
- Clifton Park
- Colonie
- Latham
- Latham lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old St. Josephs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Schenectady
- Scotia
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 Old St. Josephs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Schenectady 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #66034
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #963727 (Saint Josephs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #963727 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: Schenectady
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Schenectady
- Location given for Saint Josephs Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8031323 Lon: -73.9284573
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |