A visit to the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds (FG ID #2546904)
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 Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds has been estimated.<2>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds
Lat: 42.7398° (42° 44' 23")
Lon: -73.7174° (-73° 43' 2")
The cemetery is located in Albany County<3>.
As an estimate, the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies just to the south southwest of the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds, with the nearest first.
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Watervliet Arsenal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Myers - Clute Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albany Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mt. Ida Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lansingburgh Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Schaick Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galusha Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- New Mt. Ida Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds, with the nearest first.
- Watervliet
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
- Newtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cohoes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Latham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Loudonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudonville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Albia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lansingburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wynantskill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynantskill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Halfmoon Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roessleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roessleville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- West Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Defreestville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halfmoon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colonie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rensselaer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <7>
- Brunswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Niskayuna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisha Kill
(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 Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albany County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Albany lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albany.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Cohoes
- Cohoes lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cohoes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
- Colonie
- Colonie lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colonie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
- Green Island
- Halfmoon
- Latham
- Latham lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Latham.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Loudonville
- Rensselaer
- Troy
- Troy lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds.
- 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 start with 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 Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Albany 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 Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds
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 Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.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> | 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. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7398, Longitude: -73.7174 |
<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 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |