A visit to the East Lawn 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 East Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Lawn Cemetery:
42.4392, -76.4688
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies just to the west northwest of the East Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Lawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the East Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ithaca City Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca City Cemetery
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ithaca City Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca City Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- South Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The South Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- West Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Inlet Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Inlet Valley Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Valley Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Ellis Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Hollow Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Hollow Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Adams Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Quick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Quick Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Cemetery
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Etna Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Budd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Budd Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Danby Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danby Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Danby Rural Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Rural Cemetery
- Mulks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mulks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulks 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 East Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forest Home
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- East Ithaca
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- South Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Varna
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Ithaca
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cayuga Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Lansing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Besemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Danby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Slaterville Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Church
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Myers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- East Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Newfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Danby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Freeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Caroline Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Dryden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peruville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Taughannock Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- McLean
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Groton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Groton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- North Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
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 East Lawn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tompkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danby
- Dryden
- Freeville
- Groton
- Ithaca
- Newfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 East Lawn 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 East Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #949155 (East Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #949155 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: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ithaca East
- Location given for East Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4392395 Lon: -76.4688284
- 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- East Lawn 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. |