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A visit to the West Galway Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 West Galway Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Galway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Galway Cemetery

Lat:   42.9982°   (42° 59' 53")

Lon:   -74.1006°   (-74° 6' 2")

The West Galway Cemetery is located in Fulton County<2>.

The county seat for Fulton County is located in Johnstown. Johnstown lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the West Galway Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Galway Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Galway Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Old Hagaman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hagaman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hagaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Hagaman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Hagaman Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagaman Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagaman Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hagaman Mills Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Dodds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dodds Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • West Charlton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Charlton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Charlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Charlton Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
  • Galway Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galway Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galway Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galway Village Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
  • Hageman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hageman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hageman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hageman Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Perth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perth Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Crane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crane Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Foster Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Hill Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • St. Casimir Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Casimir Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Casimir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Casimir Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Good Shepherd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Old Methodist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Glenville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Glenville Cemetery
      • The West Glenville Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Glenville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Rotterdam Junction.
      • The West Glenville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Reformed Dutch Churchyard
      • Wesst Glenville Reformed Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145584 <5>
    • Community Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Community Church Cemetery is located in Saratoga County
    • Hagadorn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagadorn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagadorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hagadorn Cemetery is located in Saratoga 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 West Galway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Galway Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Wallins Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Corners
    • Wallins Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Hagaman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagaman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
    • Hagaman is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagaman <6>
  • Galway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galway
    • Galway is located in Saratoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galway <6>
  • Harrower
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrower
    • Harrower is located in Montgomery County
  • Rockton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
    • Rockton is located in Montgomery County
  • Mills Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Corners
    • Mills Corners is located in Fulton County
  • West Charlton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Charlton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charlton
    • West Charlton is located in Saratoga County
  • Whiteside Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Corners
    • Whiteside Corners is located in Saratoga County
  • Perth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
    • Perth is located in Fulton County
  • Cranesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hagedorns Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagedorns Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagedorns Mills
    • Hagedorns Mills is located in Saratoga County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Amsterdam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Fulton County
    • Birchton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birchton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchton
      • Birchton is located in Saratoga County
    • Mosherville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mosherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosherville
      • Mosherville is located in Saratoga County
    • Broadalbin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadalbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadalbin
      • Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadalbin <6>
    • Fort Johnson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
      • Fort Johnson is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Johnson <6>
    • Harmony Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Corners
      • Harmony Corners is located in Saratoga County
    • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Broadalbin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Broadalbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Broadalbin
      • North Broadalbin is located in Fulton County
    • Charlton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
      • Charlton is located in Saratoga County
    • Tribes Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rock City Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City Falls
      • Rock City Falls is located in Saratoga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock City Falls <6>
    • Mayfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Progress
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Fulton County

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 West Galway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fulton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Galway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 West Galway Cemetery:

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 West Galway Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2100913  (West Galway Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2100913 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: Pattersonville
    • County: Fulton         Elev: 253
    • Location given for GNIS #2100913 (West Galway Cemetery)

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 West Galway Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9982, Longitude: -74.1006       In this case, the coordinates for the West Galway Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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