About Kinderhook Cemetery
Kinderhook Cemetery is a cemetery near Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York. It lies about 0.6 mi southeast of Kinderhook. The grounds sit at about 272 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 13 notable people buried here, including Martin Van Buren, Hannah Van Buren and James Isaac Van Alen. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2555946. The nearest other listed cemetery is Prospect Hill Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Raymond E Bond Funeral Home in Valatie, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Columbia County, and 41 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Kinderhook. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Kinderhook Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 1 governor, 1 president, 1 US senator, 1 vice president, 1 writer.
- Martin Van Buren1782-1862President of the United States from 1837 to 1841
- Hannah Van Buren1783-1819Wife of Martin Van Buren
- James Isaac Van Alen1772-1822American politician
- John Hazard Reynolds1819-1875Member of the US House of Representatives
- Thomas Beekman1790-1870American politician
- Lewis K. Rockefeller1875-1948American politician
- Aaron J. Vanderpoel1825-1887
- Adaline Elizabeth Van Schaack1830-1912
- George Van Santvoord1819-1863American scholar of US government
- Johannes Van Alen1744-1773
- Johannes Van Alen1770-1805
- John Vanderpoel1796-1851
Show all 13 notable burials
- Martin Van Buren Jr.1812-1855
People whose Wikidata entry gives Kinderhook 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
42.40332, -73.70444
What Kinderhook 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
- Prospect Hill CemeteryValatie, NYCemetery1.2 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryValatie, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Stuyvesant Falls CemeteryCoxsackie, NYCemetery3.9 mi
- Firwood CemeteryCoxsackie, NYCemetery3.9 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryCoxsackie, NYCemetery4.2 mi
- Shufelt CemeteryChatham, NYCemetery4.6 mi
- Van Zandt CemeteryRavena, NYCemetery5.0 mi
- Riverside CemeteryCoxsackie, NY · est. 1873Cemetery5.4 mi
- Requea CemeteryRavena, NYCemetery5.8 mi
- West Ghent CemeteryStottville, NYCemetery5.8 mi
Funeral homes near Kinderhook Cemetery
- Raymond E Bond Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Valatie · (518) 758-7031
- M Grimaldi Funeral Home6.2 miFuneral home · Chatham · (518) 392-8332
- Wenk Funeral Home6.4 miFuneral home · Chatham · (518) 392-2909
- Pero Memorial Chapel6.9 miFuneral chapel · Ravena · (518) 756-9050
- A.j. Cunningham Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Ravena · (518) 756-3313
- Babcock Funeral Home7.3 miFuneral home · Ravena · (518) 756-8333
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