Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, New York

Albany Rural Cemetery is a cemetery near Menands, Albany County, New York. It lies about 1.1 mi southeast of Menands. It was established in 1844. The grounds sit at about 239 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 295 notable people buried here, including Chester A. Arthur, Mary Arthur McElroy and William L. Marcy. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 942240. The nearest other listed cemetery is Beth Emeth Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cummings Funeral Home in Watervliet, about 1.6 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Albany County, and 90 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Albany County. 12 of the 87 listings in Albany County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Among them: 28 US representatives, 19 writers, 16 business leaders, 12 artists, 12 Civil War veterans, 11 scientists, 7 journalists, 6 actors.

• Chester A. Arthur1829-1886
  President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
• Mary Arthur McElroy1841-1917
  First Lady of the United States
• William L. Marcy1786-1857
  American politician
• William Paterson1745-1806
  Governor of New Jersey
• Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur1837-1880
  Wife of U.S. president Chester A. Arthur
• James Hall1811-1898
  American paleontologist
• Philip Schuyler1733-1804
  American politician and general
• John C. Spencer1788-1855
  American politician
• Learned Hand1872-1961
  American legal scholar, Court of Appeals judge
• Frances Theodora Dana1861-1952
  American botanist, naturalist and writer
• Daniel Manning1831-1887
  American businessman
• John Tayler1742-1829
  American politician

People whose Wikidata entry gives Albany Rural 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.

• Beth Emeth Cemetery

  Menands, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Saint Agnes Cemetery

  Menands, NY
  Cemetery

  0.4 mi
• Albany Rural Cemetery Soldiers' Lot

  Menands, NY
  Cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Immaculate Conception Cemetery

  Latham, NY
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Saint Patrick Cemetery

  Watervliet, NY
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Saint Nicholas Cemetery

  Troy, NY
  Cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Saint Joseph Cemetery

  Troy, NY
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Saint Basils Russian Orthodox Cemetery

  Watervliet, NY
  Orthodox cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Maplewood Cemetery

  Watervliet, NY
  Cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery

  Green Island, NY
  Catholic cemetery

  3.0 mi

• Cummings Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Watervliet · (518) 273-0224
  1.6 mi
• Konicek & Collett Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Watervliet · (518) 273-3500
  2.2 mi
• S L McLaughlin Funeral Home LLC.

  Funeral home · Albany · (518) 465-2000
  2.3 mi
• New Comer Cremations and Funerals

  Funeral home · Watervliet · (518) 272-2824
  2.3 mi
• William Leahy Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Troy · (518) 272-3541
  2.3 mi
• Bocketti Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Troy · (518) 274-4710
  2.3 mi

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