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. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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:
42.7950, -73.6919
The Waterford Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Waterford.
The cemetery is located in Saratoga County<2>.
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Halfmoon - Middletown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- 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)
- The West Crescent Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crescent Cemetery
- 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)
- The Brookins Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookins Cemetery
- 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)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
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 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)
- 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 (15 more) ...
- Albia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loudonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Menands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wynantskill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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)
- 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)
- Groom Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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 like to 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 Waterford Rural Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Saratoga County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #66654
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #968898 (Waterford Rural Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #968898 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Saratoga
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy North
- Location given for Waterford Rural Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7953555 Lon: -73.6920629
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 from Point A (ie- Waterford Rural Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |