Near Averill Park in Rensselaer County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sand Lake Union
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 8, 2019
1. Sand Lake Union Marker
Erected by Sand Lake Cemetery Assn.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.
Location. 42° 38.146′ N, 73° 32.324′ W. Marker is near Averill Park, New York, in Rensselaer County. It is on New York State Route 66, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Averill Park NY 12018, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jim Cotton's Ice-Cream Parlor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Former Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sand Lake Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Glass Lake (approx. half a mile away); Sand Lake Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 1.8 miles away); Methodist Farm (approx. 2 miles away); Burden Lake (approx. 2½ miles away); Site of (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Averill Park.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other "Big Thunder" Markers.
Also see . . . Dr. Smith Azor Boughton on Find-A-Grave. (Submitted on March 17, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
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Additional keywords. Sand Lake Union Cemetery Woodbine Cemetery
Photographed by Trudi Jacobson, September 14, 2025
2. Sand Lake Union Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 8, 2019
3. Sand Lake Union Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 958 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 9, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2. submitted on September 14, 2025, by Trudi Jacobson of Slingerlands, New York. 3. submitted on June 9, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
