Saint John's Cemetery, a Catholic cemetery, on Delaware Avenue existed from Aug. 28th, 1841 to 1902 or 1903.

When created in 1841, it had been part of Groesbeckville, a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, Albany County. Groesbeckville was annexed by the City of Albany in 1870, so when the cemetery ceased to be, it was then part of the city.

Many of the people interred there were reinterred to Calvary Cemetery in Glenmont, a hamlet in the Town of Bethlehem, many going to St. Agnes Cemetery in Menands, Albany County, some going to other area Catholic cemeteries, and at least a few going across the state or even out of state. According to an 1880 newspaper article, upwards of 21,000 people had been interred there, though the cemetery was only about three city blocks long and one city block deep. The following list of people who'd once been interred there is thus far from complete:

* Bannan, John, b. abt May 1818, d. January 24th, 1846
* Brennan, Martin d. 1853: Martin Brennan at Calvary Cemetery, Glenmont, Albany, NY.
* Brennan, Michael d. Nov. 6, 1855: Michael Brennan at Calvary Cemetery, Glenmont, Albany, NY.
* Buckley, Patrick F., d. 1863
* Carey, Patrick F. to Milwaukee
* Conway, Mr. and Mrs.
* Corrigan, Mary Ann, wife of Alexander Thompson, d. 1849
* Hefferman family
* Kelly, Agnes, wife of Francis McCann, b. Down, Ireland 1818, d. July 8, 1856, Groesbeckville, Bethlehem, Albany NY
* Hoyle, Peter C. family to New York City
* Kenny, Rev. John d. March 12th, 1852
* Kieley, Jeremiah b. abt 1816, d. January 27, 1863: Jeremiah Kieley at Saint Agnes Cemetery, Menands, Albany, NY
* Lawlor, John, aged 97
* McCloskey, Rev. Father, reinterred in Rochester, N.Y.
* McDonald, Mary, daughter of Martin and Catharine McDonald, d. 1832
* McFarland, Robert, b. Scotland, d. 1838
* McIntyre, Mr. and Mrs.
* Murray, Patrick, d. 1842
* O'Shaughnessy, Rev. Francis d. 1832
* Rogers, Thomas family to St. Agnes's cemetery
* Powers, Michael J. (d. 1876)
* Spence, George d. 1839
* Swift, Col. James, b. abt 1822, d. May 8, 1864, 25th Regiment
* Tunny, Mrs. Mary to St. John's cemetery (Holy Sepulcher) in Rensselaer
* White, Marie to Redwood, N.Y.

"St. John's Cemetery; The Oldest Catholic Burial Ground in the City-Noted Monuments Within Its Borders-Priest and Layman Lie Here Together." Albany Evening Times. November 2, 1880: 3 col 3.

"Calvary Cemetery; The New Receptacle for the Remains of the Dead." Albany Evening Times. August 17, 1876: 3 col 5.

"Addition to Calvary; New Flat Laid Out in Cemetery at South Bethlehem." Albany Evening Journal. August 22, 1900.

"South End Doings." Albany Evening Journal. July 17, 1902: 10 col 1.

"Following the cutting up into building lots of St. John's Cemetery on Delaware avenue, Albany, N.Y., it is rumored that plans are being considered for the abandonment of St. Mary's Cemetery. This burial ground is located on Washington avenue, between Maine avenue and Partridge street."
"Cemetery Notes." Park and Cemetery and Landscape Gardening 22(11). January 1913. 285 [St. Mary's Cemetery on Washington avenue also was forced to close]

Lamere, Cliff. "Irish Headstones Found in Albany, NY Alley." . January 2001. (Names included Ann Lawlor, Ann Burk, Terence Earley, Ellen Earley, John Kiernan, Richard Henry Kiernan, Arther Gray, Thomas Gray, Anne Whitty, Bridget Gong.)

St. John's Cemetery on Delaware ave This is inaccessible to the public. The site lays amidst a congregation of residential parcels. The closest property address to the site of the tombstones that still remain seems to be 18 View Ave, Albany NY 12209 or 216 Delaware Ave Albany NY 12209. Inquiry with the property owner appears necessary to access the site. Overall it appears that the St John's cemetery is completely paved over and there is nothing significant for individuals who wish to visit to see. Perhaps a historical society would think it prudent prudent to put a memorial plaque…