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We aren't confident of the location of the Westfall Burying Ground, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Westfall Burying Ground. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Westfall Burying Ground (FG ID #2438693)

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 Westfall Burying Ground ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westfall Burying Ground has been estimated.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westfall Burying Ground

Lat:   42.7209°   (42° 43' 15")

Lon:   -74.0474°   (-74° 2' 50")

The cemetery is located in Albany County<4>.

As an estimate, the Westfall Burying Ground is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Altamont.

The county seat for Albany County is located in Albany. Albany lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast of the Westfall Burying Ground .

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 Westfall Burying Ground:

  • 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 Westfall Burying Ground itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westfall Burying Ground.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westfall Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

    • Altamont
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <6>
    • Duane Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane Lake
      • Duane Lake is located in Schenectady County
    • Princetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
      • Princetown is located in Schenectady County
    • Meadowdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
      • Meadowdale is located in Albany County
    • Fullers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullers
      • Fullers is located in Albany County
    • Rotterdam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rotterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotterdam
      • Rotterdam is located in Schenectady County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotterdam <6>
    • Duanesburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duanesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duanesburg
      • Duanesburg is located in Schenectady County
    • Guilderland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hartmans Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmans Corners
      • Hartmans Corners is located in Albany County
    • Berne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Albany County
    • Voorheesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorheesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorheesville
      • Voorheesville is located in Albany County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voorheesville <6>
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Delanson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rynex Corners
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rynex Corners
        • Rynex Corners is located in Schenectady County
      • Mariaville Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville Lake
        • Mariaville Lake is located in Schenectady County
      • Schenectady
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Scotia
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
        • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <6>
      • New Scotland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
        • New Scotland is located in Albany County
      • Westmere
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmere have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmere
        • Westmere is located in Albany County
      • Lisha Kill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisha Kill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisha Kill
        • Lisha Kill is located in Albany County
      • Gallupville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Colonie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • 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 <6>
      • Pattersonville - Rotterdam Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • South Berne
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Berne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berne
        • South Berne is located in Albany County
      • Clarksville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Slingerlands
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Niskayuna
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Aqueduct
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqueduct
        • Aqueduct is located in Schenectady County
      • Esperance
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esperance have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperance
        • Esperance is located in Schoharie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esperance <6>

    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 Westfall Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albany County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westfall Burying Ground.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Westfall Burying Ground.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westfall Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

    • Severson Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • The Severson Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Severson Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Altamont.
      • The Severson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Severson Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Severson Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66272 <2>
    • Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Princetown Reform Church Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Princetown Reform Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Duanesburg.
      • The Princetown Reform Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Princetown Church Cemetery
      • Princetown Evangelical Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Princetown Reformed Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princetown Reform Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183679 <2>
    • High Point Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The High Point Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the High Point Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Altamont.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Point Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64807 <2>
    • Van Aernam Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Van Aernam Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Van Aernam Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Aernam Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Altamont.
      • The Van Aernam Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Van Aernam Burial Ground Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Aernam Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372141 <2>
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Altamont.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64494 <2>
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ferguson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Rotterdam.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64524 <2>
    • Ostrander Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ostrander Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Ostrander Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ostrander Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Altamont.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ostrander Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65565 <2>
    • Wagner Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wagner Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Wagner Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2569977 <2>
    • Snyder Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Snyder Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Snyder Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Snyder Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Altamont.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66330 <2>
    • Guilderland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Guilderland Cemetery is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Guilderland Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Altamont.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilderland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64738 <2>
    • Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<8>
      • The Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Rotterdam.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pangburn-Wemple Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258554 <2>
    • Cornell Family Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cornell Family Burying Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Cornell Family Burying Ground is located in Albany County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cornell Family Burying Ground is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Altamont.
      • The Cornell Family Burying Ground has also been known as:
      • Cornell Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornell Family Burying Ground
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2575999 <2>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Finch Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Finch Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
        • The Finch Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Finch Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Altamont.
        • The Finch Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Finch Family Burying Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finch Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2490338 <2>
      • Knox Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • The Knox Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Knox Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Knox.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207976 <2>
      • Schenectady Memorial Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Schenectady Memorial Park is located in Schenectady County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schenectady Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Rotterdam.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schenectady Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66247 <2>
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64873 <2>
      • St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rotterdam.
        • The St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Cyril Cemetery
        • South Schenectady Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Cyril and Method Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65950 <2>
      • Duanesburg Village Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Duanesburg Village Cemetery is located in Schenectady County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Duanesburg Village Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Duanesburg.
        • The Duanesburg Village Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Duanesburg Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duanesburg Village Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223706 <2>
      • Lee Church
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Lee Church is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Church is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Altamont.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Church
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280176 <2>
      • Saddlemire Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Saddlemire Family Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saddlemire Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Knox.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saddlemire Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2321007 <2>
      • Old Knox Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Old Knox Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Knox Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Knox.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Knox Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233053 <2>
      • Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • The Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery is located in Albany County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of East Berne.
        • The Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Lake Rural Cemetery
        • Old Burying Ground
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson's Lake Rural Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252085 <2>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Westfall Burying Ground:

    The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Westfall Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7209, Longitude: -74.0474    
    <4>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.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <7>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.
    <8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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