Colonie, Albany County, New York Genealogy

United States New York  Albany County  Town of Colonie

Historical Facts
Town seat: Newtonville


 * Colonie Town Hall
 * 534 Loudon Road
 * Newtonville, New York 12128

(518) 783-2700

Email: colonie@colonie.org

Villages: Colonie, Menands

Communities: Boght Corners, Crescent Station, Dunsbach Ferry, Karner, Latham, Lisha Kill, Loudonville, Maywood, Mohawk View, Newtonville, Roessleville, Shakers, Stanford Heights, Verdoy

The name is derived from the Dutch Colonye or "Colonie," derived from the Colonie of Rensselaerswyck. All the land outside the Village of Beverwyck (now Albany) was referred to as the "Colonie."

Lisha's Kill Reformed Church
Located at Rte 5 Eastbound lane, near 2090 Central Ave, Schenectady.


 * Distantcousin.com

Our Lady of Angels (Catholic)
Contact Our Lady of Angels Church at 183 Central Ave, Colonie, NY (518) 459-2414

St Agnes (Catholic)
Located at 48 Cemetery Ave, Menands, NY


 * Rootsweb.ancestry.com

Records for 1868-1882 have been transcribed by the Troy Irish Genealogical Society. The Diocesan Cemetery Office for Albany County is at St Agnes Cemetery, Menands. Phone (518) 463-0134.

St John’s Lutheran
Located at 303 Sand Creek Road, Colonie, NY. Contact the cemetery office at (518) 459-8044


 * Newyorkgravestones.org

St Nicholas Russian Orthodox
Located next to Guptills Arena Rt 9 Latham. Contact St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church,67 Saratoga St, Cohoes, NY 12047. Phone 518-237-5335.