A visit to the Atwater Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Atwater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atwater Cemetery:
42.6720, -76.2174
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atwater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atwater Cemetery is located in Cortland County<2>.
The county seat for Cortland County is located in Cortland. Cortland lies just to the south southeast of the Atwater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Atwater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Atwater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Homer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64658 <5>
- Scott Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Scott Union Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Union Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Gillett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gillett Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Cemetery
- Seven Day Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Searles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Searles Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles Cemetery
- Eaton Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Eaton Road Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Road Cemetery
- Hinman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinman Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sempronius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sempronius Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius Cemetery
- Summerhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Summerhill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Cemetery
- Cortland Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Homer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The East Homer Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brook Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Lickville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lickville Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Atwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atwater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Homer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Little York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- East Scott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Scott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Summer Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Groton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Cortland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East River
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- East Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Slab City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Preble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Munsons Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Sempronius
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Dresserville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- McGraw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Assembly Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Groton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- McLean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tully
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Otisco Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Kelloggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Montville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Moravia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Locke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Atwater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cortland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cortland
- Groton
- Homer
- Locke
- Moravia
- Scott
- Scott lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Atwater Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Scott.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Truxton
- Tully
- Tully lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Atwater Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tully.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Atwater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Cortland County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Atwater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #942682 (Atwater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #942682 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Cortland
- Est. Elev: 377 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Homer
- Location given for Atwater Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.6720136 Lon: -76.2174292
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cortland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Atwater Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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