Washington County, New York
Cemeteries in Fort Edward, NY
Fort Edward is a town in Washington County, New York, with a population of about 5,991. Public map data lists 6 cemeteries here. 1 of them is a family or private burial ground, which may be on private land. Some have a mailing address in Hudson Falls.
Fort Edward cemetery list 6
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Ellis Family Cemetery
County Road 46, Fort Edward, NY 12828
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Jane McCrea First Burial Ground
Empire State Trail, Fort Edward, NY 12828
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Riverside Cemetery
North River Road, Fort Edward, NY 12828
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Saint Mary's and Saint Joseph's Cemetery
Burgoyne Avenue and Perkins Drive, Hudson Falls, NY 12839
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State Street Cemetery
Notre Dame Street and Canal Street, Fort Edward, NY 12828
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Union Cemetery
Burgoyne Avenue and Schuyler Street, Hudson Falls, NY 12839
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 Fort Edward ancestors
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Finding burial records in Fort Edward
- Fort Edward town clerk. The local registrar of vital statistics for Fort Edward (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 Fort Edward 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 Fort Edward 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.
- Washington County wills and deeds. Wills and estate papers are filed with the Washington County Surrogate's Court, where they have been kept since 1787. Deeds are recorded by the Washington 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.