About Ghent Union Cemetery
Ghent Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Chatham, Columbia County, New York. It lies about 3.9 mi northeast of Chatham. The grounds sit at about 335 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Deborah Masters. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 968197. The nearest funeral home we know of is Wenk Funeral Home in Chatham, about 3.2 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Columbia County, and 39 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Chatham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ghent Union Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist.
- Deborah Masters1951-2025American sculptor and environmental advocate
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ghent Union Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
42.31326, -73.62776
What Ghent Union Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Old Ghent CemeteryChatham, NYCemetery0.0 mi
- Snyder CemeteryChatham, NYCemetery1.1 mi
- Columbia County CemeteryChatham, NYMunicipal cemetery1.4 mi
- Saint James CemeteryChatham, NYCemetery1.6 mi
- German Church CemeteryPhilmont, NYChurch cemetery2.0 mi
- Shufelt CemeteryChatham, NYCemetery2.9 mi
- Chatham Rural CemeteryChatham, NYCemetery3.5 mi
- Harlemville CemeteryPhilmont, NYCemetery3.6 mi
- West Ghent CemeteryStottville, NYCemetery3.6 mi
- German CemetaryPhilmont, NYCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Ghent Union Cemetery
- Wenk Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Chatham · (518) 392-2909
- M Grimaldi Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Chatham · (518) 392-8332
- Raymond E Bond Funeral Home7.4 miFuneral home · Valatie · (518) 758-7031
- Sacco Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Hudson · (518) 828-5000
- Bates and Anderson Funeral Services8.8 miFuneral home · Hudson · (518) 828-3371
- Richards Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Athens · (518) 945-1065
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