A visit to the Handy 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 Handy Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Handy Cemetery (FG ID #2416468).
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 Handy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Handy Cemetery:
42.1967, -75.8538
The Handy Cemetery is located in Broome County<2>.
The county seat for Broome County is located in Binghamton. Binghamton lies just to the south southwest of the Handy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Handy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Handy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Handy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collins - Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Spirit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lilly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Castle Rural Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Port Crane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nimmonsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chenango Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Toombs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knapp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoddard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dimmick Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- State Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Fenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Handy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Handy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kattellville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glen Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hinmans Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Dickinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
- Castle Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Ireland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quinneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Chenango
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brookvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Binghamton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Colesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Willow Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conklin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conklin Center is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin Center
- Belden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glen Aubrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Triangle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Endwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kirkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ouaquaga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harpursville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Creekside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Creekside Village is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Village
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 Handy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Broome County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Handy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Binghamton
- Greene
- Harpursville
- Johnson City
- Whitney Point
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 helpful 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 Handy 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 Handy Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2416468
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 'straight-line' (or 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- Handy 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. |