Capital District (Schenectady/Albany) of New York. Proud Buffalo native. I am able to provide rough translations of Hebrew names. Generally happy to transfer out of guidelines unless I have a personal connection. I enjoy plot projects.

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New Montefiore Cemetery is broken out into Sections, then Blocks. Blocks are the size of city blocks. Since there are multiple Block x's - one in each Section - it is critical to list Section first, then Block, then Society or Division. Yeah, their website lists Section and Block backwards in the grid of search results, but the site clearly says 'Section, Block' when you click into a memorial, and their detailed maps also say 'Section, Block.'

Still don't believe me? Look at memorial 151704259 for an example of the cemetery signage showing Section then Block, and a Society's signage. (Note that the small white markers are NOT in front of every society, just at a block's corner).

Most Blocks have ~15 different societies - each with their own row numbering - so it's critical to include Society in your memorial's plot details or else someone visiting the grave will have 15 different places to look for Row 1, Grave 1. Gravesite Details are NOT searchable, so moving Society to there does an incredible disservice to anyone trying to visit a grave or do research on the Society itself.

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19 Jan 2026

Deciding to start a location quirk list here:

-Daughters of Sarah nursing home = Albany, Albany County, New York, USA [it's in the panhandle part of the city of Albany along Washington Avenue Extension]