Viewmont Cemetery in Germantown, New York
Also known as New Lutheran Cemetery
About Viewmont Cemetery
Viewmont Cemetery is a lutheran cemetery in Germantown, Columbia County, New York. The grounds sit at about 249 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Augustus Wackerhagen. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2555969. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cheviot Cemetery, about 2.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Yadack-Fox Funeral Home in Germantown, about 2.5 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Columbia County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Viewmont Cemetery
- Augustus Wackerhagen1774-1865Pastor of the Lutheran Church at Germantown and Livingston in Columbia County, New York
People whose Wikidata entry gives Viewmont 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
42.09658, -73.87797
What Viewmont 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
- Cheviot CemeterySaugerties, NYCemetery2.1 mi
- Red Church CemeteryTivoli, NYChurch cemetery2.4 mi
- St. Sylvia Roman Catholic CemeteryTivoli, NYCatholic cemetery2.4 mi
- Reformed Church CemeteryTivoli, NYChurch cemetery2.5 mi
- Clermont CemeteryTivoli, NYCemetery2.7 mi
- Saint Paul's Church CemeteryTivoli, NYChurch cemetery3.1 mi
- Methodist CemeteryCatskill, NYMethodist cemetery3.9 mi
- Valley View CemeteryCatskill, NYCemetery4.0 mi
- Saint John's Lutheran Church Cemetery923 Route 19, Elizaville, NYLutheran cemetery4.2 mi
- Trinity Episcopal Church CemeterySaugerties South, NYEpiscopal cemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Viewmont Cemetery
- Yadack-Fox Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Germantown · (518) 537-6166
- Buono Funeral Service3.7 miFuneral home · Saugerties · (845) 246-2600
- Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home4.0 miFuneral home · Saugerties · (845) 246-5111
- Burnett and White Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Red Hook · (845) 758-5042
- Kol-Rocklea Memorials7.4 miMonument dealer · Red Hook · (845) 758-6977
- Millspaugh Camerato Funeral Home9.2 miFuneral home · Catskill · (518) 943-3240
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Frequently asked questions
Is Viewmont 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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