A visit to the Danby 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 Danby Rural Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Danby Rural Cemetery:
42.3406, -76.4677
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Danby Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Danby Rural Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies just to the north northwest of the Danby Rural Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Danby Rural Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Danby Rural Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Danby Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Danby Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Green & Mettler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- West Danby Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Settlement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Michael Handy Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Danby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Danby Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Danby Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Cutter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cutter Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- South Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The South Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Inlet Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Inlet Valley Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Valley Cemetery
- Quick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Quick Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humboldt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64105 <5>
- Old Newfield Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Hine Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hine Family Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hine Family Cemetery
- Larue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Larue Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue Cemetery
- North Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mulks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mulks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulks Cemetery
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Danby Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Danby Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danby
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- West Danby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- White Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Besemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- South Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- North Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- East Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Newfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Ithaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caroline Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Slaterville Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Varna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- West Candor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Cayuga Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Etten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cayutaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
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 Danby Rural 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 Danby Rural Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Candor
- Danby
- Dryden
- Freeville
- Ithaca
- Newfield
- Spencer
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 Danby Rural 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 Danby Rural Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #948012 (Danby Rural Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #948012 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: 418 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willseyville
- Location given for Danby Rural Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3406291 Lon: -76.4677177
- 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 '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- Danby 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. |