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A visit to the Cortland Rural Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cortland Rural Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cortland Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cortland Rural Cemetery

Lat:   42.5947°   (42° 35' 40")

Lon:   -76.1897°   (-76° 11' 22")

The Cortland Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County<2>.

The county seat for Cortland County is located in Cortland. Cortland lies just to the northeast of the Cortland Rural Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Cortland Rural Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cortland Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
    • 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>
  • McAllister Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAllister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McAllister Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • Blodgett Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blodgett Mills Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • Atwater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Atwater Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • Hinman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hinman Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
  • McLean Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLean Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McLean Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • McGraw Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McGrawville Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGrawville Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGrawville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGrawville Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • East Groton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Groton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Groton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
    • Scofield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scofield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scofield Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
    • Virgil Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virgil Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virgil Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Virgil Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County
    • Atwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
    • East Homer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Homer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Homer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Homer Cemetery is located in Cortland County
    • Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
    • Eaton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eaton Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
    • Summerhill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerhill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summerhill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cortland Rural Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cortland Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cortland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Munsons Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
    • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Homer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Homer is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <6>
  • McGraw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • McGraw is located in Cortland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <6>
  • McLean
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • East River is located in Cortland County
  • Groton City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
    • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
  • East Homer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
    • East Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Pratt Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
    • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
  • Little York
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
    • Little York is located in Cortland County
  • Summer Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
    • Summer Hill has also been known as:
    • Plato
  • East Scott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Scott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
    • East Scott is located in Cortland County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Solon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
    • Peruville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peruville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
      • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
    • Freeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <6>
    • Dryden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <6>
    • Scott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Cortland County
    • Messengerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Messengerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
      • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
    • Slab City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Cortland County
    • Preble
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Groton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dresserville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
      • Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
    • Harford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lapeer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Cortland County
    • Truxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sempronius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
      • Sempronius is located in Cayuga County

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 Cortland Rural 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 Cortland Rural Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cortland
  • Dryden
    • Dryden lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Cortland Rural Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dryden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Freeville
  • Groton
  • Homer
    • Homer lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Cortland Rural Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Scott
    • Scott lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Cortland Rural Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Scott.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
  • Truxton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cortland Rural Cemetery:

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 Cortland Rural Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2541965  (Cortland Rural Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2541965 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cortland
    • County: Cortland         Elev: 369
    • Location given for GNIS #2541965 (Cortland Rural Cemetery)

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cortland Rural Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5947, Longitude: -76.1897       In this case, the coordinates for the Cortland Rural Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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