About Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery in Colonie, Albany County, New York. The grounds sit at about 295 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including William Thomas Byrne and James Rowe. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 963606. The nearest other listed cemetery is Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Reilly & Son Funeral Home Inc. in Albany, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Albany County, and 104 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Albany County dates to 1844. 12 of the 87 listings in Albany County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- William Thomas Byrne1876-1952American politician
- James Rowe1865-1933American gospel music song lyricist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Johns Lutheran 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
42.70560, -73.79793
What Saint Johns Lutheran 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
- Our Lady of Angels CemeteryRoessleville, NYChristian cemetery1.0 mi
- Wolf Kemp Family CemeteryColonie, NYFamily cemetery1.5 mi
- Jewish People's CemeteryMcKownville, NYJewish cemetery2.1 mi
- Beth Abraham-Jacob Cemetery #2McKownville, NYJewish cemetery2.1 mi
- Independent Benevolent SocietyMcKownville, NYJewish cemetery2.1 mi
- Eagle Hill CemeteryRoessleville, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Shaker CemeteryColonie, NYCemetery2.5 mi
- Memory Gardens Cemetery983 Watervliet Shaker Road, Albany, NYCemetery3.0 mi
- Beth Abraham Jacob CemeteryMcKownville, NYJewish cemetery3.1 mi
- United Brethren Society CemeteryMcKownville, NYCemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- Reilly & Son Funeral Home Inc.0.9 miFuneral home · Albany · (518) 459-1200
- Grace Memorials, Inc.1.0 miMonument dealer · Albany · (518) 435-9722
- Tebbutt & Frederick Memorial Home2.3 miFuneral home · Albany · (518) 489-4454
- McVeigh Funeral Home, Inc.2.3 miFuneral home · Albany · (518) 489-0188
- Simple Choices, Inc. Cremation Service2.4 miCremation provider · Albany · (518) 435-8030
- Albany Cremation2.4 miCremation provider · Albany · (518) 512-3630
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery located?
Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery is at 303 Sand Creek Road, Colonie, NY 12205 in Albany County. GPS coordinates: 42.70560, -73.79793.
Is Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery a Lutheran cemetery?
Our records list a Lutheran affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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