A visit to the Cobb Street 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 Cobb Street Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cobb Street Cemetery:
42.5795, -76.4424
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cobb Street Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cobb Street Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Cobb Street Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cobb Street Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Cobb Street Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cobb Street Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stearns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Lanterman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lanterman Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanterman Cemetery
- East Lansing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The East Lansing Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing Cemetery
- Edsall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Edsall Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsall Cemetery
- Edsall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Edsall Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsall Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- North Lansing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- The Byrd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63984 <5>
- Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Peruville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Peruville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Groton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Cemetery
- Pine Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hollow Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow Cemetery
- Lansingville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lansingville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The German Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- East Groton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The East Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groton Cemetery
- Monaghan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Monaghan Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaghan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cobb Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cobb Street Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Lansing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- West Groton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Groton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Lansing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Peruville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Myers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- East Genoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Locke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- McLean
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summer Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Cayuga Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Forest Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Varna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Groton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Lake Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Taughannock Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Ithaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Ithaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Dryden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Moravia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- South Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Dresserville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
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 Cobb Street Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tompkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cobb Street Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dryden
- Freeville
- Groton
- Ithaca
- Locke
- Moravia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cobb Street Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Tompkins 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 Cobb Street Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #946961 (Cobb Street Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #946961 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: Tompkins
- Est. Elev: 402 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Groton
- Location given for Cobb Street Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.579516 Lon: -76.4424377
- 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 Tompkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cobb Street 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |