New Mt. Ida cemetary is very small in comparison to Old Mt. Ida and many other cemeteries in the area. It is completely fenced in and easily walked in a couple of hours if you are searching for a stone, much less time if you know the exact location. It would be difficult to drive into but you can easily park at the curb in front of it and walk in. It is located in a very nice residential area on the east side of Troy. The problem may be the growth of shrubbery around old stones. It is kept mowed but the shrubs not trimmed. I am not at all good at dimensions, but I would say that it is smaller than a football field, if that helps. I don't know if there are records and if there are I have no idea where they could be located. Perhaps someone else on the list knows. If you need directions let me know. It is very close to my home. Kristin Cooney-Ayotte

The Mt. Ida Cemetery that I know is on Congress St. near Pawling Ave.--I think that's referred to as "Old Mt. Ida." I called a few years ago and was told there were no records available, at least for the time period I was looking (mid 1800's). I also have an ancestor buried there but could not locate a stone for him. There is a preservation society for this cemetery, and you can call Brant Caird at 518-274-0418. Some of Mt. Ida's records are on LDS film 1434105. Also, some of these are posted on our Renss. Co. site @ http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrensse/troybur8.htm Donna ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 11:52 PM Subject: Re: [Rensselaer] New Mt. Ida Cemetery > New Mt. Ida cemetary is very small in comparison to Old Mt. Ida and many > other cemeteries in the area. It is completely fenced in and easily > walked in a > couple of hours if you are searching for a stone, much less time if you > know > the exact location. It would be difficult to drive into but you can > easily > park at the curb in front of it and walk in. It is located in a very nice > residential area on the east side of Troy. The problem may be the growth > of > shrubbery around old stones. It is kept mowed but the shrubs not > trimmed. I am > not at all good at dimensions, but I would say that it is smaller than a > football field, if that helps. > I don't know if there are records and if there are I have no idea where > they > could be located. Perhaps someone else on the list knows. > If you need directions let me know. It is very close to my home. > Kristin Cooney-Ayotte > > > ==== NYRENSSE Mailing List ==== > Add you name to the Rensselaer County Surname Registry > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyrenss2/Surnames.html