Essex County, New York
Cemeteries in Essex, NY
Essex is a town in Essex County, New York, with a population of about 621. Public map data lists 7 cemeteries here.
Where Essex is
Essex cemetery list 7
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Brookfield Baptist Cemetery
On Church Road, Essex, NY 12936
GPS 44.29501, -73.44870
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Burt Cemetery
On State Highway 22, Essex, NY 12936
GPS 44.28390, -73.39951
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Essex Cemetery
On Empire State Trail, Essex, NY 12936
GPS 44.30915, -73.35620
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Essex County Home Cemetery
On Empire State Trall, Essex, NY 12936
GPS 44.25533, -73.41139
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New Burt Cemetery
On Empire State Trail, Essex, NY 12936
GPS 44.28196, -73.39884
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Spirit Sanctuary Burial Ground
304 Cook Road, Essex, NY 12936
GPS 44.27691, -73.41170
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Whallons Bay Cemetery
On Lake Shore Road, Essex, NY 12936
GPS 44.26671, -73.35314
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Many rural cemeteries have no street number, so "Get directions" uses each cemetery's map coordinates instead. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing, and some are on private land. Please respect private property.
Search records for Essex ancestors
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Finding burial records in Essex
- Essex town clerk. The local registrar of vital statistics for Essex (ask at the town 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.
- Cemetery records. Ask the town clerk or the Essex 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 Essex 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.
- Essex County wills and deeds. Wills and estate papers are filed with the Essex County Surrogate's Court, where they have been kept since 1787. Deeds are recorded by the Essex 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.