Oakwood Cemetery in Cohoes, New York

Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Cohoes, Rensselaer County, New York. It lies about 1.8 mi northwest of Cohoes. The grounds sit at about 292 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 97 notable people buried here, including Emma Willard, George Henry Thomas and Amos Eaton. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 959193. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Peters Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Simmons Funeral Home, LLC in Troy, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Rensselaer County, and 71 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cohoes. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 15 US representatives, 8 Civil War veterans, 5 baseball players, 5 scientists, 4 artists, 4 business leaders, 4 inventors and engineers, 4 writers.

• Emma Willard1787-1870
  American educator and women's rights activist, 1787-1870
• George Henry Thomas1816-1870
  United States Army general
• Amos Eaton1776-1842
  American botanist
• Samuel Wilson1766-1854
  American meat packer
• Russell Sage1816-1906
  American financier and congressman for New York
• John E. Wool1784-1869
  Union United States Army general
• Joseph Bradford Carr1828-1895
  Union Army general
• Joseph M. Warren1813-1896
  American politician
• Walter I. McCoy1859-1933
  American politician
• William Henry Draper1841-1921
  American politician
• Bill Craver1844-1901
  Major League Baseball player, manager
• Billy Harrell1928-2014
  American baseball player

People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakwood 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.

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.

• Saint Peters Cemetery

  Green Island, NY
  Cemetery

  0.3 mi
• Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground

  Cohoes, NY
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Old Catholic Burial Ground

  Cohoes, NY
  Catholic cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Van Schaick Cemetery

  Cohoes, NY
  Cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Saint John Cemetery

  Waterford, NY
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  Cohoes, NY
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery

  Green Island, NY
  Catholic cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Saint Marys Cemetery

  Troy, NY
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Maplewood Cemetery

  Watervliet, NY
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Saint Basils Russian Orthodox Cemetery

  Watervliet, NY
  Orthodox cemetery

  2.5 mi

• Grethen-Cahrenger Memorials

  Monument dealer · Troy · (518) 235-3312
  0.7 mi
• Simmons Funeral Home, LLC

  Funeral home · Troy · (518) 729-0111
  0.7 mi
• Riverview Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Troy · (518) 235-5610
  0.7 mi
• Simple Choices Cremation Service

  Cremation provider · Troy · (518) 435-8030
  0.7 mi
• McLoughlin & Mason Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Troy · (518) 235-1722
  0.7 mi
• John J. Sanvidge Funeral Home, Inc.

  Funeral home · Troy · (518) 235-0952
  0.9 mi

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