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. 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 Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Park Cemetery
Lat: 42.8334° (42° 50' 0")
Lon: -73.9683° (-73° 58' 5")
The cemetery is located in Schenectady County<2>.
As an estimate, the Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Scotia.
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- 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 27 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 east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- Schenectady
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rotterdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- Alplaus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aqueduct
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Princetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fullers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fullers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
- Fullers is located in Albany County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fullers
- From the Park Cemetery to Fullers
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Hartmans Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elnora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elnora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Elnora is located in Saratoga County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elnora
- From the Park Cemetery to Elnora
- Mariaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mariaville Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Duanesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Altamont is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <7>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Knolls
- Country Knolls is located in Saratoga County
- Jonesville
(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 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 Park 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 ...
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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #959873 (Park Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #959873 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Schenectady
- County: Schenectady Elev: 84
- Location given for GNIS #959873 (Park Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #65585
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Park Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8334, Longitude: -73.9683 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |