About Saint Agnes Cemetery
Saint Agnes Cemetery is a cemetery near Menands, Albany County, New York. It lies about 0.8 mi south of Menands. The grounds sit at about 144 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 21 notable people buried here, including Robert G. Vignola, Mary Nash and Martin Henry Glynn. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 963242. The nearest other listed cemetery is Albany Rural Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cummings Funeral Home in Watervliet, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 87 cemeteries we list in Albany County, and 90 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.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Menands. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Agnes Cemetery
Among them: 6 US representatives, 2 actors, 2 Medal of Honor recipients, 1 artist, 1 baseball player, 1 boxer, 1 business leader, 1 governor.
- Robert G. Vignola1882-1953American artist
- Mary Nash1884-1976American actress
- Martin Henry Glynn1871-1924American politician
- John C. Heenan1834-1873American boxer
- Edward McCartan1879-1947American sculptor
- Charles Tracey1847-1905American politician
- Leo William O'Brien1900-1982American politician
- Jimmy Esmond1889-1948American baseball player
- Michael N. Nolan1833-1905Irish-born American congressman for New York
- Nicholas T. Kane1846-1887American businessman and politician
- Terence J. Quinn1836-1878American politician
- Edward Everett McCall1863-1924American judge
Show all 21 notable burials
- Parker Francis Dunn1890-1918United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Anthony N. Brady1841-1913American businessman
- Francis B. Delehanty1859-1932American jurist
- John H. Farrell1919-1995American lawyer and politician from New York
- Anthony Ulasewicz1918-1997American investigator
- Edward Lester Stanton1886-1962(1886-1962) Secretary to Mayor of New York City
- Patrick H. White1832-1915Medal of Honor recipient
- James F. Tracey1854-1925American jurist
- Michael Delehanty1820-1906American businessman
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Agnes 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
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What Saint Agnes 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
- Albany Rural CemeteryMenands, NY · est. 1844Cemetery0.4 mi
- Albany Rural Cemetery Soldiers' LotMenands, NYCemetery0.4 mi
- Beth Emeth CemeteryMenands, NYJewish cemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Nicholas CemeteryTroy, NYCemetery2.1 mi
- Immaculate Conception CemeteryLatham, NYCemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryTroy, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Saint Patrick CemeteryWatervliet, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- Old Mount Ida CemeteryTroy, NYChristian cemetery3.0 mi
- Saint Basils Russian Orthodox CemeteryWatervliet, NYOrthodox cemetery3.1 mi
- Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic CemeteryGreen Island, NYCatholic cemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Agnes Cemetery
- Cummings Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Watervliet · (518) 273-0224
- William Leahy Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Troy · (518) 272-3541
- Bocketti Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Troy · (518) 274-4710
- S L McLaughlin Funeral Home LLC.2.1 miFuneral home · Albany · (518) 465-2000
- Konicek & Collett Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Watervliet · (518) 273-3500
- Clinton John H Funeral Home2.4 miFuneral home · Troy · (518) 274-1011
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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