About Fort Plain Cemetery
Fort Plain Cemetery is a cemetery near Fort Plain, Montgomery County, New York. The grounds sit at about 430 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Peter Joseph Wagner, James A. Wendell and Lillian Steinert Greene. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2401272. The nearest other listed cemetery is Nelliston Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Gray-Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Home in Fort Plain, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 80 cemeteries we list in Montgomery County, and 51 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 80 listings in Montgomery County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fort Plain. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Fort Plain Cemetery
Among them: 1 artist, 1 US representative.
- Peter Joseph Wagner1795-1884American politician
- James A. Wendell1869-1922American politician
- Lillian Steinert Greene1878-1945American illustrator and cartoonist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Fort Plain 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
42.93489, -74.63121
What Fort Plain 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
- Nelliston CemeteryFort Plain, NYCemetery0.9 mi
- Walrath CemeteryFort Plain, NYCemetery2.0 mi
- Freysbush CemeteryFort Plain, NYCemetery2.5 mi
- Dunkel CemeteryFort Plain, NYCemetery3.0 mi
- Yerding CemeteryFort Plain, NYCemetery3.0 mi
- Palatine Bridge CemeteryCanajoharie, NYCemetery3.3 mi
- Edwards CemeterySaint Johnsville, NYCemetery3.8 mi
- Klock CemeterySaint Johnsville, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Prospect Hill CemeteryCanajoharie, NYCemetery4.1 mi
- Nellis CemeterySaint Johnsville, NYCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Fort Plain Cemetery
- Gray-Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Fort Plain · (518) 993-3361
- McFee Memorials1.1 miMonument dealer · Fort Plain · (518) 993-2259
- Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Canajoharie · (518) 673-2233
- Betz, Rossi Bellinger & Stewart Family Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Canajoharie · (518) 673-3231
- Lappeus Funeral Home10.0 miFuneral home · Sharon Springs · (518) 284-2253
- Ottman Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Cherry Valley · (607) 264-8141
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