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. 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 Cortland Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cortland Rural Cemetery:
42.5947, -76.1897
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- McAllister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Blodgett Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Atwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Atwater Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater Cemetery
- Hinman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinman Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- McGraw Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McGrawville Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- East Groton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The East Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groton Cemetery
- Scofield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Scofield Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield Cemetery
- Virgil Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Virgil Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Rural Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- East Homer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The East Homer Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer Cemetery
- Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Summerhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Summerhill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Cemetery
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)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Homer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McGraw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McLean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Groton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- East Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Pratt Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Little York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Summer Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- East Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Peruville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Freeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Messengerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Slab City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- 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)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Harford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lapeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Truxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sempronius
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
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
- Freeville
- Groton
- 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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:
- 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 Cortland Rural Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2541965 (Cortland Rural Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2541965 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: 369 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cortland
- Location given for Cortland Rural Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5947222 Lon: -76.1897222
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cortland Rural 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. |