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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 St. Peters Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Peters Cemetery

Lat:   42.7571°   (42° 45' 25")

Lon:   -73.6643°   (-73° 39' 51")

The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

While not adjacent, the Oakwood Cemetery is directly northwest of the St. Peters Cemetery.

The county seat for Rensselaer County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the south southwest of the St. Peters 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 professional and volunteer 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 St. Peters 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 St. Peters 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Peters Cemetery.

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

    • Green Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Troy
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • 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>
    • Sycaway
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycaway
      • Sycaway is located in Rensselaer County
    • Lansingburgh
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingburgh
      • Lansingburgh is located in Rensselaer County
    • Watervliet
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Waterford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pleasantdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
      • Pleasantdale is located in Rensselaer County
    • Cohoes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Albia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
      • Albia is located in Rensselaer County
    • Wynantskill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynantskill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Latham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Newtonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Loudonville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Menands
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brunswick
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Halfmoon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Halfmoon Beach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon Beach
        • Halfmoon Beach is located in Saratoga County
      • Poestenkill
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Albany
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
        • West Albany is located in Albany County
      • Quackenkill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quackenkill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quackenkill
        • Quackenkill is located in Rensselaer County
      • Raymertown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymertown
        • Raymertown is located in Rensselaer County
      • Colonie
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
        • Colonie is located in Albany County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
      • Roessleville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roessleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Albany
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rensselaer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • West Sand Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

    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 St. Peters 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 St. Peters Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the St. Peters Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Van Schaick Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Van Schaick Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Schaick Family Cemetery is located in Cohoes.
      • The Van Schaick Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Van Schaick Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Schaick Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462966 <6>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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 northwest of Green Island.
      • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Bernard's Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64113 <6>
    • St. John Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Waterford Rural Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Waterford Rural Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Waterford Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Waterford.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterford Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66654 <6>
    • St. Colman's Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • St. Basils Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The St. Basils Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Basils Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Basils Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146998 <6>
    • St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
      • The St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      • Be careful, some people have confused the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery with the St. Peters Cemetery and the Beth Abraham - Jacob Cemetery #2 (located 7 miles to the southwest).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450256 <6>
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Maplewood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maplewood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Watervliet.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65207 <6>
    • Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546904 <6>
    • Old Mt. Ida Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Old Mt. Ida Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
      • The Old Mt. Ida Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Ida Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Ida Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65347 <6>
    • New Mt. Ida Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Elmwood Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Forest Hills Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hills Cemetery
      • St. Michaels Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • St. Agnes Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agnes Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Cohoes.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65910 <6>
      • Mark Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • The Mark Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mark Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Green Island.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mark Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437487 <6>
      • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Watervliet.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64940 <6>
      • St. Patrick's Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Watervliet.
        • The St. Patrick's Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Patrick Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66144 <6>
      • Watervliet Arsenal Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Joseph's Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • 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>
      • St. Jean Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Forest Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Coonradt Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Coonradt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Coonradt Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coonradt Cemetery
      • Eagle Mills Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Eagle Mills Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • The Eagle Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Millville Cemetery
        • Sunnyside Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Mills Cemetery
      • Opposite Brick Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • The Opposite Brick Church Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
        • The Opposite Brick Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Gilead Brick Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Opposite Brick Church Cemetery

    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 St. Peters Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #964143  (Saint Peters Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #964143 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 North
      • County: Rensselaer         Elev: 100
      • Location given for GNIS #964143 (Saint Peters Cemetery)

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

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Peters Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7571, Longitude: -73.6643    
    <3>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.
    <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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