A visit to the Park 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 Park Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Park Cemetery (FG ID #65585).
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 Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Park Cemetery:
42.8334, -73.9683
The Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scotia.
The cemetery is located in Schenectady County<2>.
Adjacent to the Park Cemetery and just to the east is the Maple Shade Cemetery.
The county seat for Schenectady County is located in Schenectady. Schenectady lies just to the southeast of the Park Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Park Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vedder Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- First Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- First Reformed Church 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)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mabee Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- 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 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scotia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rotterdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alplaus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoodley Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rotterdam Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rynex Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Charlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Princetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Groom Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burnt Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fullers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Duane Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Hartmans Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elnora
(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)
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Duanesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Charlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Guilderland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Ballston Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Park 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 Park 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 first visit 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 Park 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 Park Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #65585
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #959873 (Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #959873 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: 84 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Schenectady
- Location given for Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.8336873 Lon: -73.9673472
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Park 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. |