A visit to the Waterford Rural 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 Waterford Rural Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Waterford Rural Cemetery (FG ID #66654)
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 Waterford Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waterford Rural Cemetery
Lat: 42.7950° (42° 47' 42")
Lon: -73.6919° (-73° 41' 30")
The cemetery is located in Saratoga County<2>.
As an estimate, the Waterford Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Waterford.
The county seat for Saratoga County is located in Ballston Spa. Ballston Spa lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Waterford Rural Cemetery .
Establishment of the Waterford Rural Cemetery ...
The Waterford Rural Cemetery was established in 1774.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Waterford Rural Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waterford Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Van Schaick Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Halfmoon - Middletown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halfmoon - Middletown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halfmoon - Middletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Halfmoon - Middletown Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Fonda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lansingburgh Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- West Crescent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Crescent Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Crescent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Crescent Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Mark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Colman's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Basils Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brookins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brookins Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waterford Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waterford Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waterford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cohoes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lansingburgh
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasantdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Halfmoon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <7>
- Halfmoon Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Latham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watervliet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sycaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Albia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Park
- Clifton Park is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Park <7>
- Loudonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <7>
- Menands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wynantskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynantskill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <7>
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Niskayuna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colonie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <7>
- West Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raymertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Schaghticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaghticoke have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaghticoke
- Schaghticoke is located in Rensselaer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaghticoke <7>
- Willow Glen
(8 miles [12.9 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 Waterford Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saratoga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waterford Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton Park
- Cohoes
- Cohoes lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Waterford Rural Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cohoes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
- Colonie
- Green Island
- Halfmoon
- Latham
- Loudonville
- Mechanicville
- Schaghticoke
- Troy
- Troy lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Waterford Rural Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Waterford
- Watervliet
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Waterford Rural Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Saratoga 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 Waterford Rural 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 Waterford Rural Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #968898 (Waterford Rural Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #968898 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: Saratoga Elev: 36
- Location given for GNIS #968898 (Waterford Rural Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #66654
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/
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 Saratoga, 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 obstructions 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 Waterford Rural Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7950, Longitude: -73.6919 |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |