A visit to the Glenwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Glenwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Glenwood Cemetery (FG ID #1220665).
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 Glenwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Glenwood Cemetery:
42.1178, -75.9376
The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Broome County<2>.
The county seat for Broome County is located in Binghamton. Binghamton lies just to the southeast of the Glenwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Glenwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Glenwood Cemetery ...
The Glenwood Cemetery was established in 1874.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Glenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Glenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Choconut Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. John Ukrainian Orthodox Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Floral Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Slovak Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- West Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Cyril Slovak Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vestal Hills Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Stanislaus Kostka RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patterson - Hooper Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Binghamton State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chenango Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nimmonsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chrysler Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Broas Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverhurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bunn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ingraham Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- La France Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The La France Cemetery is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La France Cemetery
- Temple Israel Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Castle Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Glenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Glenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Johnson City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Binghamton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Willow Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Port Dickinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Hinmans Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Ireland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Endwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Endicott
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Chenango
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vestal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hawleyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kattellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conklin Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Center
- Brookvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Castle Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brackney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Conklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Conklin Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Choconut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Aubrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corbettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Apalachin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
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 Glenwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Broome County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Glenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Binghamton
- Endicott
- Johnson City
- Vestal
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 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 Glenwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Broome 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 Glenwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1220665
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #951237 (Glenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #951237 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: Broome
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Binghamton West
- Location given for Glenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1175754 Lon: -75.9385305
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Glenwood 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |