About Saint Marys Cemetery
Saint Marys Cemetery is a cemetery near Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. It lies about 1.5 mi west of Troy. The grounds sit at about 397 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Maureen Stapleton, Johnny Evers and Edward Murphy Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 963896. The nearest other listed cemetery is Elmwood Hill Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the south. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Simple Choices, Inc. Cremation Service in Troy, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Rensselaer County, and 75 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Troy. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Marys Cemetery
Among them: 1 actor, 1 baseball player, 1 musician, 1 US senator.
- Maureen Stapleton1925-2006American actress
- Johnny Evers1881-1947American baseball player and coach
- Edward Murphy Jr.1836-1911American politician
- Nick Brignola1936-2002American jazz baritone saxophonist
- Edward Murphy1870-1932American lawyer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Marys 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 Marys 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
- Elmwood Hill CemeteryTroy, NYCemetery0.5 mi
- New Mount Ida CemeteryTroy, NYCemetery0.5 mi
- Temple Beth El CemeteryTroy, NYJewish cemetery0.6 mi
- Old Mount Ida CemeteryTroy, NYChristian cemetery0.7 mi
- Saint Jean CemeteryWynantskill, NYCemetery1.3 mi
- Forest Hills CemeteryWynantskill, NYCemetery1.4 mi
- Beth Tephilah CemeteryWynantskill, NYCemetery1.5 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryTroy, NYCemetery1.6 mi
- Saint Peters CemeteryGreen Island, NYCemetery2.1 mi
- Saint Nicholas CemeteryTroy, NYCemetery2.3 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Marys Cemetery
- Simple Choices, Inc. Cremation Service0.4 miCremation provider · Troy · (518) 435-8030
- Morris-stebbins-miner & Sanvidge Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Troy · (518) 272-3930
- Bryce Funeral Home Inc0.9 miFuneral home · Troy · (518) 272-7281
- David D Purcell Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Troy
- Daniel D Purcell Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Troy · (518) 272-7651
- Clinton John H Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Troy · (518) 274-1011
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