Oakwood Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery is a nonsectarian rural cemetery in northeastern Troy, New York, United States. It operates under the direction of the Troy Cemetery Association, a non-profit board of directors that deals strictly with the operation of the cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Troy, New York
- Also known as: “Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lansingburgh High School and Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground.
Lansingburgh High School
School
Lansingburgh High School is a senior high school in Troy, New York, and part of the Lansingburgh Central School District. It has 790 students in grades 9–12. Lansingburgh High School is situated 2,100 feet west of Oakwood Cemetery.
Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground
Cemetery
Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground is a historic cemetery located in the Lansingburgh section of Troy in Rensselaer County, New York. It was founded in 1771 and contains approximately 350 graves dating to 1912. Lansingburgh Village Burial Ground is situated 3,500 feet west of Oakwood Cemetery.
Herman Melville House
Museum
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The Herman Melville House is a historic home located at Lansingburgh in Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. It was a home of author Herman Melville between 1838 and 1847. Herman Melville House is situated 1 mile northwest of Oakwood Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cohoes and Green Island.
Cohoes
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Cohoes is a city in Albany County on the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers, where the Mohawk forms several channels and islands.
Green Island
Village
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Green Island is a coterminous town-village in Albany County, New York, United States, some 8 miles north of Albany. Green Island is one of only five such town-village amalgamations in New York. Green Island is situated 2 miles southwest of Oakwood Cemetery.
Watervliet
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Watervliet is a city in northeastern Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 10,375 as of the 2020 census. Watervliet is north of Albany, the capital of the state, and is bordered on the north, west, and south by the town of Colonie.
Oakwood Cemetery
- Categories: nonprofit organization and burial
- Location: Troy, Rensselaer, Capital District, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Oakwood Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة أوكوود”
- Central Kurdish: “گۆڕستانی ئۆکوود”
- German: “Oakwood Cemetery”
- Japanese: “オークウッド墓地”
- Polish: “Cmentarz Oakwood”
- Slovenian: “Oakwood Cemetery”
- Swedish: “Oakwood Cemetery”
- Welsh: “Mynwent Oakwood”
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