Amsterdam in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Green Hill Cemetery

Photographed by Tom Foster, May 29, 2006

1. Green Hill Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Green Hill Cemetery Established 1857 Victorian Rural Cemetery Designed by Burton A. Thomas N.Y.S. & National Registers of Historical Places 2005

Erected 2005 by Green Hill Cemetery Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 42° 56.252′ N, 74° 10.864′ W. Marker is in Amsterdam, New York, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Church Street (State Highway 67) and Cornell Street, on the right when traveling east on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Amsterdam NY 12010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Mohawk Valley.

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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The AC&N Rail Road (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Stanislaus (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dams and Waterfalls (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sanford Mansion (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Mother Lake" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kirk Douglas (approx. 0.4 miles away); Early Industry (approx. half a mile away); Kirk Douglas Park (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Regarding Green Hill Cemetery. Greenhill Cemetery Association was established on November 2, 1857 at a meeting of the citizens of Amsterdam

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in Montgomery County, New York with the sole purpose of procuring and holding lands to be used exclusively for a Cemetery or a place for the burial of the dead. It was decided that the affairs of the Association would be managed by nine Trustees. Those trustees consisted of John J. Schuyler, Derick W. Ten Brook, Stephen Sanford, Hoel S. Mc Elwain, S. Belding, Jr., John McDonald, Jr., Leonard Y. Gardiner, Charles Devendorf, and Joseph W. Sturtevant. Burton A. Thomas, a civil engineer, was engaged and located the site of the present Green Hill Cemetery. The parcel of land consisted of fourteen acres which was purchased in the spring of 1858 and on September 1, 1858 dedication ceremonies were held. Anthony Holmes became the first Superintendent and he cared for the grounds until 1877. In 1865 twenty six additional acres were purchased.

Also see . . . Green Hill Cemetery - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 24, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Dedication of Green Hill Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Foster, May 29, 2006

2. Dedication of Green Hill Cemetery Marker

Peter Betz of Green Hill Cemetery Association reading the dedication information.

Spanish-American War Memorial in Green Hill Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Foster, 2005

3. Spanish-American War Memorial in Green Hill Cemetery

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 19, 2025

4. Green Hill Cemetery Marker

Looking uphill from the intersection of Church and Cornell Streets.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2009, by Tom Foster of Amsterdam, New York. This page has been viewed 2,184 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on September 11, 2015, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2009, by Tom Foster of Amsterdam, New York. 4. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.