Fulton County, New York
Cemeteries in Gloversville, NY
Gloversville is a city in Fulton County, New York, with a population of about 15,131. Public map data lists 5 cemeteries here.
Gloversville cemetery list 5
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Kingsborough Cemetery
East State Street and North Kingsborough Avenue, Gloversville, NY 12078
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Knesseth Israel Cemetery
Clyde Street and Jewish Cemetery Road, Gloversville, NY 12078
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Potter's Field Cemetery
Pearl Street, Gloversville, NY 12078
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Prospect Hill Cemetery - East
South Kingsboro Avenue and Cemetery Road, Gloversville, NY 12078
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Prospect Hill Cemetery - West
South Kingsboro Avenue and East Fulton Street, Gloversville, NY 12078
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 Gloversville ancestors
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Finding burial records in Gloversville
- Gloversville city clerk. The local registrar of vital statistics for Gloversville (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.
- Cemetery records. Ask the city clerk or the Gloversville 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 Gloversville 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.
- Fulton County wills and deeds. Wills and estate papers are filed with the Fulton County Surrogate's Court, where they have been kept since 1787. Deeds are recorded by the Fulton 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.