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Louden Cemetery - Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York

Date: 3-10-01

Cemetery: Louden Cemetery
Established: 1700's
Street: Louden Road - after the intersection of Louden Road/Ingersoll Road
City: Saratoga Springs
Township:
County: Saratoga County
State: New York
Nation: USA
Zip:
Nearby: 2 or 3 miles from the backside of the Wilton Mall
Reached by: Public road
Location: Rural mixed
Land: Flat
Water: No
Sign: Yes
Land Type: Public
Access: Open
Surrounded by: None
Gate: None
Status: Abandoned
Size: Medium
Unmarked graves: Yes
Markers:
Gravestones: Appr. 100
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: Yes
Buried gravestones: Yes
Removed Gravestones: Unknown
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: No
Oldest grave: 1700-s
Newest grave: 1900's
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Vandalized: No
Vegetation: Access problem
Vegetation problem: Trees
Vegetation problem: Overgrown-ground cover
Vegetation problem: Moss
Disintegrating Headstones
Work Status: No work started as of yet
Owner: Cemetery
Use:
Bordering: Woods
Change: Unknown
Reason:
Visited: Unknown
Previous contacts: No one yet.

Other information

Upon visiting this site for research it seems apparent that no one is currently taking care of it. Many of the stones have sunk into the earth and the stones are difficult to read.

Submitted By:
name: Cathy Jane Gonzalez
Email: edgonz@suffolk.lib.ny.us

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