Maps of Notables

Among the more than 135,000 people buried in Albany Rural Cemetery are a panoply of famous and interesting people, including: one president

(Chester A. Arthur), 34 members of Congress; eight presidential Cabinet members; five New York State governors; and 55 mayors of the City of Albany since its founding.

ARC is also the permanent home for many artists, architects, sculptors, writers and business people. There are three historic guidebook publications that provide extensive information on many historical figures in Albany Rural.

They are:

Henry W. Churchill’s Guide Through the Albany Rural Cemetery (1858)
Edward Fitzgerald’s A Handbook for the Albany Rural Cemetery (1871)
Henry P. Phelps’ The Albany Rural Cemetery: Its Beauties, Its Memories (1893)

To find the locations of these historical figures you can use this link to a map with a suggested route for visiting some of the many grave sites of historical personages in ARC.

For Information on other Notables Click Here

ARC Explorer—Explore Notable Gravestones in

Albany Rural using this mobile phone app.

Paul Grondahl’s recent book (2013) highlights 50 people buried in ARC as shown on the map from his book. Grondahl provides extensive background on each of these individuals marked on this map. There is an interactive website that accompanies Grondahl’s map.

Finally here is the link to a map with a listing of some of the most important Civil War heroes among the more than 1000 Civil War soldiers buried in ARC.

You can also purchase a copy of the book in the Cemetery Office or via our web store.

Map of Civil War Soldiers in ARC