A visit to the Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elmwood Cemetery:
42.7392, -76.1458
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County<2>.
The county seat for Cortland County is located in Cortland. Cortland lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Elmwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elmwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Elmwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brook Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Cemetery
- Gillett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gillett Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett Cemetery
- St. Leo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
- Bromley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bromley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Cemetery
- Tully Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tully Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully Cemetery
- The Tully Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tully United Community Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #534136 <5>
- Farr Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Farr Burying Ground is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Burying Ground
- Cold Brook Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sessions Hill Neighborhood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vesper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vesper Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper Cemetery
- Seven Day Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scott Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Scott Union Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Union Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Atwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Atwater Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater Cemetery
- East Homer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The East Homer Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer Cemetery
- Miles - Mighells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Otisco Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Otisco Valley Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley Cemetery
- Spafford Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Spafford Hollow Cemetery is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford Hollow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spafford Hollow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Amber.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254790 <5>
- Wilcox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Truxton Village Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Elmwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Preble
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Slab City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slab City is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- East Scott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Scott
- Cummings Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings Crossing is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Crossing
- Assembly Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Assembly Park is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assembly Park
- Little York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Pratt Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Tully
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Homer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
- Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- East River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Truxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Homer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crains Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crains Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crains Mills
- Apulia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Apulia is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apulia
- Otisco Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco Valley is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Valley
- Spafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spafford is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Sempronius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Dresserville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Cortland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Otisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otisco is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- McGraw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fabius
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berwyn is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Cardiff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Onondaga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cortland
- Homer
- Homer lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Elmwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Scott
- Truxton
- Tully
- Tully lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Elmwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tully.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tully
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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #949592 (Elmwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #949592 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: 366 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Homer
- Location given for Elmwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7392347 Lon: -76.1457601
- 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- Elmwood 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. |