A visit to the Groton 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 Groton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Groton Cemetery:
42.5944, -76.3603
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Groton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Groton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Groton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Groton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Groton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Groton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The East Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groton Cemetery
- Peruville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peruville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville Cemetery
- Summerhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Summerhill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Cemetery
- Monaghan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Monaghan Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaghan Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- The Byrd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63984 <5>
- Stearns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Cobb Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cobb Street Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Street Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Hinman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinman Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Edsall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edsall Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsall Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Edsall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edsall Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsall Cemetery
- Lanterman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lanterman Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanterman Cemetery
- East Lansing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Lansing Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Lickville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lickville Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- North Lansing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
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 Groton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Groton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Groton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peruville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Summer Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- McLean
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Groton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- West Groton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- East Lansing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Freeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Locke
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Munsons Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Dresserville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Montville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Moravia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Genoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Myers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Homer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sempronius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sempronius is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Cayuga Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Varna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Willow Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Forest Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Pratt Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- Scott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
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 Groton 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 Groton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cortland
- Dryden
- Freeville
- Groton
- Homer
- Locke
- Moravia
- Scott
- Scott lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Groton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Scott.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Groton 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 Groton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514908 (Groton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514908 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: 368 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Groton
- Location given for Groton Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5944444 Lon: -76.3602778
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Groton 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. |
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