Rensselaer County, New York Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Rensselaer County, New York from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Rensselaer County Overview
51
Cemeteries
9
Indexed Records
51
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Rensselaer 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
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 Rensselaer County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Rensselaer County, New York contains 51 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 9 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Sacred Heart Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1928 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 Rensselaer County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Rensselaer County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
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
Rensselaer County map overview
County center reference: 41.8732, -72.1038
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Rensselaer 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
Rensselaer County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 3
Back to New YorkSacred Heart Cemetery
USGSBerlin Bapt Cemetery
VA📍 BERLIN, NY
Berlin Community Cemetery
USGSCentral Nassau Cemetery
VA📍 NASSAU, NY
East Greenbush Cemetery
USGSElmwood Hill Cemetery
USGSSand Lake Union Cemetery
VA📍 SAND LAKE, NY
West Hoosick Rural Cemetery
USGSArnold Cemetery
USGSBeth Tephilah Cemetery
USGSBeverwyck Cemetery
USGSBlooming Grove Cemetery
USGSBonesteel Cemetery
USGSBrookins Cemetery
USGSBrookside Cemetery
USGSCenter Berlin Cemetery
USGSClarks Chapel Cemetery
USGSEagle Mills Cemetery
USGSElmwood Cemetery
USGSElmwood Cemetery
USGSFifty Six Cemetery
USGSForest Hills Cemetery
USGSGarfield Cemetery
USGSGreenbush Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Rensselaer 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.
Floyd J Hitchcock
🪦 Central Nassau Cemetery
Edward Nelson Black
🪦 Sacred Heart Cemetery
Alfred A McCarthy
🪦 Sand Lake Union Cemetery
Daniel P Parker
🪦 Berlin Community Cemetery
Francis J Koonz
🪦 East Greenbush Cemetery
Edward Solomon Ekmalian
🪦 Elmwood Hill Cemetery
Chester William Pine
🪦 West Hoosick Rural Cemetery
Constance Jean Jorgensen
🪦 Berlin Bapt Cemetery
Eugene G Nye
🪦 Sacred Heart Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Rensselaer 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.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Rensselaer 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.
Floyd J Hitchcock
🪦 Central Nassau Cemetery
1935-04-13 - 2022-10-03 Rank: PFC
Edward Nelson Black
🪦 Sacred Heart Cemetery
1961-07-09 - 2021-10-25 Rank: SP4
Alfred A McCarthy
🪦 Sand Lake Union Cemetery
1928-04-08 - 2021-10-11 Rank: S2
Daniel P Parker
🪦 Berlin Community Cemetery
1938-07-06 - 2021-09-25 Rank: YN1
Francis J Koonz
🪦 East Greenbush Cemetery
1943-11-18 - 2021-07-02 Rank: SP4
Edward Solomon Ekmalian
🪦 Elmwood Hill Cemetery
1933-02-24 - 2021-03-13 Rank: SP3
Chester William Pine
🪦 West Hoosick Rural Cemetery
1931-03-27 - 2020-11-24 Rank: A1C
Constance Jean Jorgensen
🪦 Berlin Bapt Cemetery
1933-04-29 - 2019-08-15 Rank: MAJ
Eugene G Nye
🪦 Sacred Heart Cemetery
1929-11-17 - 2015-03-20 Rank: CPL
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Rensselaer County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Sacred Heart Cemetery
2 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Berlin Bapt Cemetery
1 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Rensselaer County burial records
Use a full name plus Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County
Rensselaer 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.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the New York archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County?
51 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Rensselaer County, New York, with 51 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County burial records include military branch context?
9 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 Rensselaer County.