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Albany County, New York

Cemeteries in Albany, NY

Albany is a city in Albany County, New York, with a population of about 99,224. Public map data lists 9 cemeteries here.

Albany cemetery list 9

Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.

Search records for Albany ancestors

Cemetery lists tell you where someone may be buried. Death records, burial indexes and obituaries tell you who and when.

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Finding burial records in Albany

  • Albany city clerk. The local registrar of vital statistics for Albany (ask at the city clerk's office) holds registers or duplicate certificates for deaths recorded there, and asking locally can be faster than writing to the state. Statewide, the New York State Department of Health issues genealogy copies of death certificates on file for at least 50 years. For births and deaths in Albany before 1914, contact the city's local registrar; the state does not hold them.
  • Cemetery records. Ask the city clerk or the Albany historian who keeps burial records. New York requires every city, town and village to appoint a local historian, who may know of cemetery surveys and gravestone transcriptions.
  • Local historian. Every New York city, town and village appoints a local government historian. The Albany historian and the local library are good places to ask about cemetery surveys, obituary files and old newspapers.
  • Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The New York State Library and the New York State Archives in Albany are good statewide sources.
  • Albany County wills and deeds. Wills and estate papers are filed with the Albany County Surrogate's Court, where they have been kept since 1787. Deeds are recorded by the Albany County Clerk and can mention family burial plots.
  • FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed New York vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.