A visit to the Viewland 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 Viewland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Viewland Cemetery (FG ID #66615)
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 Viewland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Viewland Cemetery
Lat: 42.8072° (42° 48' 25")
Lon: -73.9967° (-73° 59' 48")
The cemetery is located in Schenectady County<3>.
As an estimate, the Viewland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Schenectady.
The county seat for Schenectady County is located in Schenectady. Schenectady lies just to the east of the Viewland Cemetery .
Name Variations for Viewland 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.
Viewland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cobblestone Reformed Church Cemetery
- View Land Cemetery
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 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Viewland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Viewland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Van Slyck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- The Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Rotterdam.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258554 <1>
- Schenectady Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- First Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Georges Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Reformed Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Shade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Patten Old Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Agudat Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Free Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Workmens Circle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adath Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Upper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Viewland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Viewland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rotterdam
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <8>
- Schenectady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scotia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <8>
- Princetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rynex Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fullers
(5 miles [8 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 Viewland Cemetery to Fullers
- Alplaus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Glenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Duane Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
- Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Aqueduct
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mariaville Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
- Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Duanesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
- Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <8>
- Hartmans Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lisha Kill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Niskayuna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mariaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Guilderland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Charlton is located in Saratoga County
- Meadowdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Delanson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westmere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmere have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
- Westmere is located in Albany County
- Colonie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <8>
- Elnora
(10 miles [16.1 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 Viewland Cemetery to Elnora
- Cranesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Charlton
(10 miles [16.1 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 Viewland 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 Viewland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alplaus
- Altamont
- Colonie
- 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 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 Viewland 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 ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Viewland Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal 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 Viewland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #968541 (Viewland Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #968541 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: 109
- Location given for GNIS #968541 (Viewland Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #66615
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> | 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 Viewland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8072, Longitude: -73.9967 |
<3> | 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. |
<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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<7> | 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. |
<8> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |