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. 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 Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds:
42.7398, -73.7174
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds is located outside and to the northwest of Watervliet.
The cemetery is located in Albany County<3>.
The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies just to the south southwest of the Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- 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 east)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rensselaer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
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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:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2546904
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 '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- Watervliet Upper Burying Grounds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |