Cemetery #208864
Albany Rural Cemetery
Also known as Albany Rural Cemetery – South Gate · Albany Rural Cemetery Soldiers' Lot
0
documented records
≈ 35k–71k
approx. capacity (graves)
1.77 km²
cemetery area · 436.3 acres
Oct 27, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Albany Rural Cemetery lies in Menands, just outside Albany, New York, and is regarded as one of the earliest and finest examples of the rural cemetery movement in the United States. Sources cite an 1841 incorporation, linked to flooding problems at an earlier burial site, and an establishment date of October 7, 1844. Its acreage is given variously as around 400 to 467 acres.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 42.707890° N, 73.732921° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Beth Emeth Cemetery 480 m away · Loudonville
- Saint Agnes Cemetery 750 m away · Town of Colonie · 1 record
- Our Lady Queen of Virgins Cemetery 2.6 km away · Latham
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery 2.9 km away · Troy
- Watervliet Arsenal Post Cemetery 3.0 km away · Troy
- Saint Patrick Cemetery 3.2 km away · Watervliet
- St Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery 3.8 km away · City of Troy
- Saint Joseph Cemetery 4.0 km away · Troy
- Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery 4.6 km away · Watervliet
- Saint Basils Russian Orthodox Cemetery 4.6 km away · Troy
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How big is Albany Rural Cemetery?
Albany Rural Cemetery covers about 177 hectares (436 acres), about the same size as Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn. It is the 5th largest of the 4,596 cemeteries we list in New York.