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Columbia County, New York Cemetery Records & Burial Search

Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Columbia County, New York from one focused county hub.

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County archive snapshot

Columbia County Overview

55

Cemeteries

16

Indexed Records

55

Mapped Cemetery Sites

Quick answer

How do I search Columbia County cemetery and burial records?

Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.

Research focus

Top Signal 55 active cemetery pages surfaced.
Best Next Step Review the cemetery directory or use the map below to isolate coordinates.

Use this county page for

Search by person name

Start with a full name when the county is already likely.

Compare cemetery pages

Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.

Use map context

Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.

Verify official details

Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.

County overview

About Columbia County Cemetery Records & Burial Search

Columbia County, New York contains 55 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 16 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Immaculate Conception Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1920 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.

Use this county archive to move from broad Columbia County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.

Cemetery Pages Surfaced

55 Active

Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Columbia County index.

Veteran-Linked Burial Records

16 Military

Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.

Source Rows Grouped

57 Indexed

Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.

County map

Columbia County map overview

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Immaculate Conception Cemetery Cemetery of the Evergreens Kinderhook Cemetery Cedar Park Cemetery Ghent Union Cemetery Hillsdale Cemetery Ancram Cemetery Austerlitz Cemetery Buckley's Corner Cemetery Canaan Cemetery Cemetery of the Maples Chatham Rural Cemetery Cheviot Cemetery Church of Nativity Cemetery Clermont Cemetery Collins Cemetery Columbia County Cemetery Copake Cemetery
COLUMBIA COUNTY 18 highlighted cemetery pins from the live county archive.
55 mapped cemetery locations plotted where coordinates are available. Use pins to jump straight into individual cemetery pages.

County center reference: 42.2658, -73.6517

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Note: Map pins show cemetery-location context, not exact grave coordinates.

Source note

Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same

Columbia County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.

County cemetery index

Columbia County Cemetery Directory

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Note on spelling variations: Some cemetery names may appear in slightly different spellings across source datasets (e.g., "Oak Ridge" vs "Oakridge"). Verify the official name before relying on the record.

Immaculate Conception Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 5
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1928 - 2022 Open cemetery profile

Cemetery of the Evergreens

USGS
Burial records indexed: 4
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1926 - 2021 Open cemetery profile

Kinderhook Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 2
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1926 - 2022 Open cemetery profile

Cedar Park Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1922 - 2022 Open cemetery profile

Ghent Union Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1942 - 2019 Open cemetery profile

Hillsdale Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Era: 1924 - 2020 Open cemetery profile

North Hillsdale Cemetery

VA

📍 HILLSDALE, NY

Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: VA
Map status: Needs verification
Era: 1926 - 2002 Open cemetery profile

Old Chatham Union Cemetery

VA

📍 MALDEN BRIDGE, NY

Burial records indexed: 1
Source label: VA
Map status: Needs verification
Era: 1920 - 2021 Open cemetery profile

Ancram Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Austerlitz Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Buckley's Corner Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Canaan Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Cemetery of the Maples

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Chatham Rural Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Cheviot Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Church of Nativity Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Clermont Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Collins Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Columbia County Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Copake Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Cornwall - Tilden Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

DeWitt Brown Road Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Elizaville Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
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Firwood Cemetery

USGS
Burial records indexed: 0
Source label: USGS
Map status: Map available
Open cemetery profile

Burial record snapshot

Burial Records in Columbia County, New York

These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.

Douglas Marvin Cowan

🪦 Kinderhook Cemetery

Lifespan: 1938-07-07 - 2022-12-01
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Carmine J Ciancetta

🪦 Cedar Park Cemetery

Lifespan: 1922-08-17 - 2022-04-29
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Edward John McCrystal

🪦 Immaculate Conception Cemetery

Lifespan: 1942-11-01 - 2022-03-01
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Emil F Karkoski

🪦 Immaculate Conception Cemetery

Lifespan: 1934-06-22 - 2021-11-02
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Francis A Renaud

🪦 Immaculate Conception Cemetery

Lifespan: 1928-03-15 - 2021-09-05
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Douglas Lincoln Burgess

🪦 Old Chatham Union Cemetery

Lifespan: 1920-04-22 - 2021-08-25
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Earl Alfred Johnson

🪦 Kinderhook Cemetery

Lifespan: 1926-02-04 - 2021-08-18
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Charles J Schiatta

🪦 Cemetery of the Evergreens

Lifespan: 1926-09-02 - 2021-04-30
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Charles M Rizzo

🪦 Immaculate Conception Cemetery

Lifespan: 1943-04-25 - 2021-02-15
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Donald James McGinness

🪦 Immaculate Conception Cemetery

Lifespan: 1942-01-28 - 2020-11-13
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Carl E Godfroy

🪦 Cemetery of the Evergreens

Lifespan: 1933-12-19 - 2020-10-19
Military branch: US AIR FORCE
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Ellwood O Haywood

🪦 Hillsdale Cemetery

Lifespan: 1924-12-16 - 2020-01-12
Military branch: US ARMY AIR FORCES
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record

Edward James Conway

🪦 Ghent Union Cemetery

Lifespan: 1942-06-09 - 2019-01-15
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Edward Kjarulf Hedberg

🪦 Cemetery of the Evergreens

Lifespan: 1929-11-06 - 2018-10-26
Military branch: US ARMY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Carl K Lunde

🪦 Cemetery of the Evergreens

Lifespan: 1930-04-06 - 2018-05-06
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
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Francesco Peter Cordasco

🪦 North Hillsdale Cemetery

Lifespan: 1926-08-14 - 2002-12-20
Military branch: US NAVY
Note: Verify sensitive details
View burial record
Best use: start with the cemetery card above when place context is still uncertain. Use these burial links when the person name is already likely tied to this county.

Surname index

Surname Index for Columbia County

These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.

Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.

Cowan (1) Ciancetta (1) Mccrystal (1) Karkoski (1) Renaud (1) Burgess (1) Johnson (1) Schiatta (1) Rizzo (1) Mcginness (1) Godfroy (1) Haywood (1) Conway (1) Hedberg (1) Lunde (1) Cordasco (1)

Veteran burial records

Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Columbia County, New York

This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.

Douglas Marvin Cowan

🪦 Kinderhook Cemetery

US NAVY

1938-07-07 - 2022-12-01

Carmine J Ciancetta

🪦 Cedar Park Cemetery

US NAVY

1922-08-17 - 2022-04-29 Rank: S1

Edward John McCrystal

🪦 Immaculate Conception Cemetery

US ARMY

1942-11-01 - 2022-03-01 Rank: SP4

Emil F Karkoski

🪦 Immaculate Conception Cemetery

US AIR FORCE

1934-06-22 - 2021-11-02 Rank: A1C

Francis A Renaud

🪦 Immaculate Conception Cemetery

US AIR FORCE

1928-03-15 - 2021-09-05 Rank: CPL

Douglas Lincoln Burgess

🪦 Old Chatham Union Cemetery

US NAVY

1920-04-22 - 2021-08-25 Rank: CDR

Earl Alfred Johnson

🪦 Kinderhook Cemetery

US ARMY

1926-02-04 - 2021-08-18

Charles J Schiatta

🪦 Cemetery of the Evergreens

US NAVY

1926-09-02 - 2021-04-30

Charles M Rizzo

🪦 Immaculate Conception Cemetery

US ARMY

1943-04-25 - 2021-02-15 Rank: SGT

Donald James McGinness

🪦 Immaculate Conception Cemetery

US NAVY

1942-01-28 - 2020-11-13 Rank: ETR2

Carl E Godfroy

🪦 Cemetery of the Evergreens

US AIR FORCE

1933-12-19 - 2020-10-19 Rank: A1C

Ellwood O Haywood

🪦 Hillsdale Cemetery

US ARMY AIR FORCES

1924-12-16 - 2020-01-12 Rank: CPL

Official lookup guides

Official Source Verification Paths for Columbia County

Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.

Official cemetery source

Use the USGS guide for Columbia County

Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.

Official burial source

Use the VA burial guide for Columbia County

Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.

Continue browsing

Best Next Clicks From Columbia County

Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Columbia County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.

Top cemetery page

Immaculate Conception Cemetery

5 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.

Top cemetery page

Cemetery of the Evergreens

4 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.

Person-name search

Search Columbia County burial records

Use a full name plus Columbia County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.

Broaden scope

Return to New York archive

Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.

How to research this county

How to Find Cemetery Information in Columbia County

Columbia County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.

01

Review cemetery density before searching names

  1. Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
  2. Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
  3. Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.

02

Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery

  1. Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
  2. Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
  3. Return to the New York archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.

Frequently asked

Columbia County Archive FAQs

This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.

How do I search cemetery records in Columbia County?

Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.

How many cemeteries are mapped in Columbia County?

55 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Columbia County, New York, with 55 carrying latitude and longitude context.

Does Columbia County include burial records as well as cemetery names?

Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.

Are Columbia County burial records free to access?

Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.

How many Columbia County burial records include military branch context?

16 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Columbia County.