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The location of the Rensselaer Rural Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Rensselaer Rural Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rensselaer Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rensselaer Rural Cemetery

Lat:   42.6390°   (42° 38' 20")

Lon:   -73.7187°   (-73° 43' 7")

The Rensselaer Rural Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County<2>.

The county seat for Rensselaer County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the north northeast of the Rensselaer Rural Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rensselaer Rural Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer Rural 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 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Rensselaer Rural Cemetery.

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

    • Rensselaer
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
      • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
    • Hampton Manor
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Manor
      • Hampton Manor is located in Rensselaer County
    • Couse
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
      • Couse is located in Rensselaer County
    • Albany
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Greenbush
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenbush
      • East Greenbush is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Greenbush <4>
    • Menands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bethlehem Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
      • Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
    • Loudonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
      • Loudonville is located in Albany County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <4>
    • Luther
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Rensselaer County
    • Best
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
      • Best is located in Rensselaer County
    • West Albany
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
      • West Albany is located in Albany County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Delmar
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
        • Delmar is located in Albany County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
      • West Sand Lake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sand Lake
        • West Sand Lake is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Sand Lake <4>
      • Wynantskill
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynantskill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynantskill
        • Wynantskill is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynantskill <4>
      • Albia
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
        • Albia is located in Rensselaer County
      • Roessleville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roessleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roessleville
        • Roessleville is located in Albany County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roessleville <4>
      • Newtonville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Schodack Center
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
        • Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
      • East Schodack
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Troy
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
        • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
      • Watervliet
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
        • Watervliet is located in Albany County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
        • Former names for Watervliet:
        • Gibbonsville
        • Port Schuyler
        • West Troy
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
      • Beckers Corners
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
        • Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
      • Latham
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Castleton-on-Hudson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleton-on-Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton-on-Hudson
        • Castleton-on-Hudson is located in Rensselaer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castleton-on-Hudson <4>
      • Sycaway
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
        • Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
      • Green Island
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
        • Green Island is located in Albany County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Island <4>
      • Slingerlands
        (7 miles [11.3 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 Rensselaer Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rensselaer County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rensselaer Rural Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rensselaer Rural Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Beverwyck Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beverwyck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beverwyck Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beverwyck Cemetery
    • Greenbush Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenbush Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbush Cemetery
    • Kenwood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Kenwood Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Albany.
      • The Kenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Society of the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2413911 <6>
    • Blooming Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blooming Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blooming Grove Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blooming Grove Cemetery
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Albany.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64682 <6>
    • Beth Emeth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beth Emeth Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Emeth Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Albany.
      • The Beth Emeth Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beth El Cemetery
      • Beth Emmeth Cemetery
      • Old Beth Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Emeth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63965 <6>
    • Albany Muslim Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agnes Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65917 <6>
    • Albany Rural Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Albany Rural Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Albany Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Albany.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albany Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63827 <6>
    • Holy Spirit Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bethlehem Center.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Ann's Calvary Cemetery
      • St. John's Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64112 <6>
    • St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Bethlehem Center.
      • The St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Matthews Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66124 <6>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bethlehem Center.
        • The Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Lady Help of Christian Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady Help of Christians Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65033 <6>
      • St. Nicholas Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
      • Beth Emeth Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Beth Emeth Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Emeth Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
        • The Beth Emeth Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Anshe Emeth Cemetery
        • Beth Emmeth Cemetery
        • Congregation Beth Emeth Cemetery
        • New Beth Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Emeth Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63966 <6>
      • Eagle Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Eagle Hill Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eagle Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
        • The Eagle Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Pauls Cemetery
        • Second Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1350323 <6>
      • Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Albany.
        • The Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • German Evanelical Cemetery
        • German Evanelical Protestant Cemetery
        • Hurstville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Protestant Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214452 <6>
      • Bethlehem Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Delmar.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63976 <6>
      • Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Edward Haswell Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Edward Haswell Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Edward Haswell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Bethlehem Center.
        • The Edward Haswell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Edward Haswell Family Burying Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edward Haswell Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2446919 <6>
      • Bussing Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bussing Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Bussing Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bussing Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bethlehem Center.
        • The Bussing Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bussing Burial Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bussing Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2516206 <6>
      • Westervelt Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Westervelt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Westervelt Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westervelt Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Beckers Corners.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westervelt Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483382 <6>
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • St. Jean Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Jean Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jean Cemetery
      • St. Joseph's Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Troy.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66046 <6>
      • Watervliet Arsenal Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

    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 Rensselaer Rural Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #962387  (Rensselaer Rural Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #962387 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: Troy South
      • County: Rensselaer         Elev: 66
      • Location given for GNIS #962387 (Rensselaer Rural Cemetery)

    The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

    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 Rensselaer, 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 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 Rensselaer Rural Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6390, Longitude: -73.7187       In this case, the coordinates for the Rensselaer Rural Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <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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