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Rexford in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Rexford Cemetery

 
 
Rexford Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 26, 2018
1. Rexford Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Active 1799-1854
Rexford and Knowlton families
Relocated c. 1925 to Vale Cemetery, Schenectady

 
Erected by Rexford and Knowlton Family Descendants.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
 
Location. 42° 51.316′ N, 73° 53.064′ W. Marker is in Rexford, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Riverview Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rexford NY 12148, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rexford House (approx. Ό mile away); Aqueduct, 1842 (approx. 0.3
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miles away); The Historic Rexford Aqueduct (approx. half a mile away); Rexford Aqueduct Ruins (approx. half a mile away); Southard House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Country Club Acres, 1957 (approx. Ύ mile away); Alplaus (approx. 0.8 miles away); Family Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rexford.
 
Regarding Rexford Cemetery. E. Rexford settled here in 1769 in an area then known as German Flats. His descendants, most notably C.W. Rexford ran a store on the Erie Canal near the aqueduct in the 1800’s. The bluff this cemetery was located on overlooked the aqueduct and store, and is just down the road from Rexhouse House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 823 times since then and 65 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on October 26, 2018, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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