Guilderland near Altamont in Albany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Patriot Burials

Westfall Cemetery

Photographed by William Kidd, August 10, 2025

1. Patriot Burials - Westfall Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Peter Westfall, 1740-1825, Revolutionary War Veteran with New York militia. Buried approx. 150 feet North.

Erected 2025 by Empire State Society Sons of the American Revolution; William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 171.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF), and the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 42° 43.213′ N, 74° 2.85′ W. Marker is near Altamont, New York, in Albany County. It is in Guilderland. It is on Westfall Road 0.6 miles north of Bozenkill Road (County Route 253), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6646 Westfall Road, Altamont NY 12009, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Van Auken Brothers (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Patriot Burials (approx. 0.8 miles away); Settles Hill (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bozenkill Preserve (approx. 1.2 miles away); John Groot (approx. 1.2 miles away); Schilling Park/Dietz Bottling Company / Parque Schilling/Embotelladora Dietz

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); Altamont Reformed Church / Iglesia Reformada Altamont (approx. 1.3 miles away); St. John’s Lutheran Church / Iglesia Luterna St. John (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Altamont.

Also see . . . William G Pomeroy Foundation Patriot Burials Westfall Cemetery marker. (Submitted on August 10, 2025, by William Kidd of Albany, New York.)

Patriot Burials Westfall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Kidd, August 10, 2025

2. Patriot Burials Westfall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2025, by William Kidd of Albany, New York. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2025, by William Kidd of Albany, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.