Montgomery County Cemetery Directory for historic cemeteries church cemeteries family burial grounds and cemetery care in Montgomery County New York

Montgomery County Cemetery Directory

Historic Cemeteries, Church Cemeteries, Catholic Cemeteries, Family Burial Grounds & Rural Graveyards in Montgomery County, NY

This Montgomery County Cemetery Directory is a town-by-town reference for public cemeteries, church cemeteries, Catholic cemeteries, Jewish cemeteries, family burial grounds, rural graveyards, and historic burial locations throughout Montgomery County, New York.

The directory is designed for families, out-of-town relatives, descendants, genealogy researchers, cemetery associations, churches, municipalities, and preservation-minded families looking for Montgomery County cemetery names, local burial locations, family plot documentation, cemetery condition reporting, gravestone cleaning, leveling, repair, and preservation-focused cemetery care.

This page is an evolving cemetery inventory. Classifications are provided as practical guide labels to help families and researchers understand cemetery context. Individual cemetery guide pages are created separately for larger cemeteries, cemeteries with original photography, and locations where detailed local cemetery research, field documentation, or preservation information is available.

Before & After Photo Documentation and a Written Gravesite Condition Report are always provided for cemetery care projects.


Cemetery Types Found in Montgomery County

Montgomery County contains a wide range of cemetery types, including public cemeteries, village cemeteries, Catholic cemeteries, Protestant church cemeteries, Dutch Reformed cemeteries, Jewish cemeteries, family burial grounds, private farm cemeteries, rural graveyards, and older historic burial sites. These classifications help families understand where to begin when researching a loved one, ancestor, veteran, or family plot.

Related: Montgomery County Cemetery Guide | Family Memorial Documentation | Cemetery Condition Reports

Historic cemetery walkthrough for Montgomery County cemetery documentation and family memorial research
Cemetery directories help families narrow possible burial locations before documentation, photography, cleaning, leveling, or condition reporting begins.

Montgomery County Cemeteries by Town, Community & Cemetery Type

The cemetery names below are organized by town or community where possible. Some historic cemeteries, family burial grounds, church cemeteries, and older rural graveyards may be known by more than one name or may appear in historical records with variant spellings.

Amsterdam Area Cemeteries

Amsterdam contains some of Montgomery County’s most important cemetery locations, including historic community cemeteries, Catholic parish cemeteries, Jewish burial grounds, family burial areas, and veteran memorial locations.

CemeteryClassification
Green Hill CemeteryPublic / Community Cemetery
Fairview CemeteryPublic / Community Cemetery
Mount Carmel CemeteryCatholic Cemetery
Saint Casimir CemeteryCatholic / Parish Cemetery
Saint John’s CemeteryCatholic / Parish Cemetery
Saint Mary’s CemeteryCatholic / Parish Cemetery
Saint Michael CemeteryCatholic / Parish Cemetery
Saint Stanislaus CemeteryCatholic / Parish Cemetery
Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic CemeteryUkrainian Catholic Cemetery
Good Shepherd CemeteryReligious Cemetery
Temple of Israel CemeteryJewish Cemetery
Cranesville CemeteryHistoric Community Cemetery
Dodds CemeteryHistoric / Family Cemetery
Dodd Family CemeteryFamily Burial Ground
DeGraff Family CemeteryFamily Burial Ground
Marselis CemeteryHistoric / Family Cemetery
Mannys Corner Church CemeteryChurch Cemetery
Chapman Drive Burial SiteHistoric Burial Site

Ames Area Cemeteries

CemeteryClassification
Ames CemeteryCommunity / Historic Cemetery
Button Farm CemeteryFamily / Farm Burial Ground
Lykers CemeteryHistoric Cemetery
Morris Family Burial GroundFamily Burial Ground
VanDeusen Family CemeteryFamily Burial Ground

Canajoharie Area Cemeteries

Canajoharie cemetery resources are important for families researching Montgomery County ancestry, historic family plots, veteran graves, church records, and long-term cemetery preservation needs.

CemeteryClassification
Canajoharie Falls CemeteryHistoric Cemetery
Prospect Hill CemeteryPublic / Community Cemetery
Mapletown CemeteryHistoric Community Cemetery
Old Baptist CemeteryBaptist / Church Cemetery
Old Baptist Church CemeteryBaptist / Church Cemetery
First Presbyterian Church of Buel CemeteryPresbyterian / Church Cemetery
Fox Farm Burial GroundFamily / Farm Burial Ground
Lane Burial GroundFamily Burial Ground
Old Morris CemeteryHistoric Cemetery
Ames CemeteryCommunity / Historic Cemetery

Charleston Area Cemeteries

CemeteryClassification
Charleston Baptist Church CemeteryBaptist / Church Cemetery
Old Union Church CemeteryHistoric Church Cemetery
Thorp CemeteryHistoric Cemetery
Friends CemeteryQuaker / Friends Cemetery
Davis CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Abram Davis Farm CemeteryFamily / Farm Burial Ground
Butler Road CemeteryFamily / Rural Burial Ground
Gordon Farm CemeteryFamily / Farm Burial Ground
Herrick-Vosseller CemeteryFamily Burial Ground
Jamison and Hughes CemeteryFamily Burial Ground
Unnamed Shibley CemeteryHistoric / Family Burial Ground

Florida Area Cemeteries

The Town of Florida area includes Dutch Reformed cemetery history, family burial grounds, older rural graveyards, and historic burial locations connected to Montgomery County settlement patterns.

CemeteryClassification
Remsen Bush CemeteryHistoric Cemetery
Remsens Bush Dutch Church CemeteryDutch Reformed / Church Cemetery
Florida Reformed Church CemeteryDutch Reformed / Church Cemetery
Newkirk CemeteryHistoric Cemetery
Scotch Church CemeteryChurch Cemetery
County Line CemeteryCommunity / Rural Cemetery
Phillips CemeteryHistoric / Family Cemetery
Phillips Family CemeteryFamily Burial Ground
Phillips’ Locks CemeteryHistoric Burial Ground
Van Vechten CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Ruloff Staley CemeteryFamily Burial Ground
Staley Family CemeteryFamily Burial Ground
Peek GraveyardHistoric Graveyard
Swart GraveyardFamily / Historic Graveyard
Barlow GraveyardFamily / Historic Graveyard
Casey Family CemeteryFamily Burial Ground
Devendorf CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Enders Farm GraveyardFamily / Farm Burial Ground
Ernest Burial GroundFamily Burial Ground
Radley CemeteryHistoric Cemetery

Fonda Area Cemeteries

CemeteryClassification
Caughnawaga CemeteryHistoric Community Cemetery
Evergreen CemeteryPublic / Community Cemetery
Old Fonda CemeteryHistoric Cemetery
Old Johnstown Road CemeteryHistoric Cemetery
Haggart CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Graveyard Near C. D. Vedder FarmFamily / Farm Burial Ground
Graveyard Near Lunkenheimer HomeFamily / Historic Burial Ground

Fultonville Area Cemeteries

Fultonville cemetery locations may include community burial grounds, family memorials, rural cemeteries, and historic grave markers requiring careful documentation, cleaning, leveling, or preservation review over time.

CemeteryClassification
Fultonville cemetery locationsCommunity / Historic Cemeteries
Family burial grounds in the Fultonville areaFamily / Rural Burial Grounds

Hagaman Area Cemeteries

CemeteryClassification
Hagaman Mills CemeteryCommunity Cemetery
Old Hagaman CemeteryHistoric Cemetery
Old Revolutionary CemeteryHistoric / Revolutionary War-Era Cemetery
Saint Stephens CemeteryReligious / Church Cemetery

Minden and Fort Plain Area Cemeteries

CemeteryClassification
Fort Plain CemeteryPublic / Community Cemetery
Mindenville CemeteryCommunity Cemetery
Henry Sitts Family GraveyardFamily Burial Ground
Kneeskern CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Sanders Family CemeteryFamily Burial Ground
Zoller Family Farm Burial GroundFamily / Farm Burial Ground
Rural cemeteries in the Town of MindenRural / Historic Cemeteries
Historic family burial grounds in the Fort Plain areaFamily / Historic Burial Grounds

Mohawk and Tribes Hill Area Cemeteries

CemeteryClassification
Pine Grove CemeteryPublic / Community Cemetery
Sammons CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Sammons Private CemeteryPrivate / Family Cemetery
Cudebec Farm GraveyardFamily / Farm Burial Ground
Danascara Farm CemeteryFamily / Farm Burial Ground
Dockstader Hickory Hill Homestead Burial SiteFamily / Homestead Burial Site
Saint Cecilia’s CemeteryCatholic / Parish Cemetery
Our Lady of Mount Carmel CemeteryCatholic Cemetery

Palatine and Palatine Bridge Area Cemeteries

CemeteryClassification
Palatine Bridge CemeteryPublic / Community Cemetery
Palatine Bridge Cemetery Number 2Community Cemetery
Hees CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Hinkle CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Kilts CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Kilts Family Burial GroundFamily Burial Ground
Lipe CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Montgomery County Home CemeteryInstitutional Cemetery
Nelliston CemeteryCommunity Cemetery
Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery at Stone ArabiaDutch Reformed / Church Cemetery
Saint Peter’s and Paul’s Catholic CemeteryCatholic Cemetery

Root, Sprakers, Currytown, and Rural Montgomery County Cemeteries

CemeteryClassification
Currytown CemeteryCommunity / Historic Cemetery
Christian Church CemeteryChristian / Church Cemetery
Chuctanunda CemeteryHistoric Cemetery
Clouse CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Coleman CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Crane CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Dillenback CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Dorn CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Newkirk GraveyardHistoric Graveyard
Olmstead CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Robert Yates CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Saint Johns CemeteryReligious / Church Cemetery
Saint Joseph’s CemeteryCatholic / Parish Cemetery
Sitterly CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Stowits Family CemeteryFamily Burial Ground
Sweet CemeteryFamily / Historic Cemetery
Family burial grounds and rural historic cemeteries across Montgomery CountyFamily / Rural Burial Grounds

St. Johnsville Area Cemeteries

CemeteryClassification
St. Johnsville cemetery locationsCommunity / Historic Cemeteries
Rural burial grounds and family cemetery locations in western Montgomery CountyRural / Family Burial Grounds
Historic church and community cemetery locations in the St. Johnsville areaChurch / Community Cemeteries
Leaning historic headstones documented during cemetery condition reporting in New York
Cemetery names are only the starting point. Families often need photography, inscription documentation, condition observations, cleaning, leveling, or repair review after a burial location is identified.

Need Help Finding or Documenting a Grave in Montgomery County?

If you know the cemetery name, family surname, ancestor name, section, lot number, obituary information, or approximate town, Gravestone Revival can help review the request and determine whether Family Memorial Documentation, cemetery photography, visible condition observations, or cemetery care may be appropriate.

This is especially helpful for out-of-town families who have parents, grandparents, spouses, veterans, ancestors, or family plots buried in Montgomery County but cannot visit the cemetery regularly.

Helpful services: Family Memorial Documentation | Out-of-Town Family Cemetery Care | Cemetery Condition Reports

Cemetery Documentation and Preservation Services

After a cemetery or family plot is identified, families may need documentation or preservation-focused cemetery care. Gravestone Revival provides services that help families understand what is present, what condition the memorial is in, and what work may be appropriate under cemetery rules and memorial condition.

  • Family Memorial Documentation — cemetery photography, family plot records, inscriptions, veteran marker details, and genealogy-friendly written summaries.
  • Cemetery Condition Reports — visible condition reporting for families, cemeteries, churches, municipalities, and cemetery associations.
  • Gravestone Cleaning — preservation-first cleaning for biological growth, staining, moss, lichen, and reduced readability.
  • Gravestone Leveling & Reset — careful correction for sunken, tilted, shifted, uneven, or unstable grave markers.
  • Headstone Repair & Stabilization — preservation-focused support for cracked, broken, separated, leaning, or unstable memorials.

Montgomery County Cemetery Directory FAQ

Is this a complete list of every Montgomery County cemetery?

This directory is intended to be a broad working inventory of Montgomery County cemetery names and burial locations. Historic cemetery names, family burial grounds, church cemeteries, and older records can vary by source, so the directory may be expanded or corrected as additional information is verified.

What do the cemetery classifications mean?

The classifications are practical guide labels such as public cemetery, church cemetery, Catholic cemetery, Jewish cemetery, family burial ground, rural graveyard, or historic burial site. They help families and researchers understand the general context of each cemetery, but individual cemetery history may be more complex.

Why do some cemeteries have individual pages and others do not?

Individual cemetery guide pages are usually created for larger cemeteries, cemeteries with original photography, or cemetery locations where enough historical, local, or preservation-specific information is available to support a useful page.

Can Gravestone Revival help locate an ancestor’s grave?

Yes, when enough information is available. Helpful details include the cemetery name, town, ancestor name, family surname, date of death, obituary, section, lot number, burial record, or existing cemetery reference.

Can you photograph or document a Montgomery County family plot?

Yes. Family Memorial Documentation may include cemetery overview photographs, family plot photographs, individual memorial photographs, inscriptions, veteran marker details, visible condition observations, and a written summary.

Do you provide cemetery care in Montgomery County?

Yes. Gravestone Revival proudly serves Saratoga County, Montgomery County, and Fulton County with documentation-first cemetery preservation and cemetery care services.

Request Cemetery Documentation or Care in Montgomery County

Tell us the cemetery name, town, memorial name if known, family surname, and what type of cemetery documentation or care you need. Photos, burial records, lot information, obituaries, and family notes are helpful when available.

Before & After Photo Documentation and a Written Gravesite Condition Report are always provided for cemetery care projects.