A visit to the Kelley 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 Kelley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kelley Cemetery:
42.5808, -76.4564
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kelley Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Kelley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Kelley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kelley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stearns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- North Lansing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Edsall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Edsall Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsall Cemetery
- Edsall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Edsall Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsall Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Peruville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Peruville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Groton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
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- Pine Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hollow Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Lansingville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lansingville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Genoa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Genoa Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- Monaghan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Monaghan Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaghan Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etna Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Groton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The East Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kelley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kelley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Lansing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- West Groton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- North Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Peruville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Groton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Myers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- East Genoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Locke
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Freeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Summer Hill
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Taughannock Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Forest Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Varna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- McLean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Ithaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Ithaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Groton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Montville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Moravia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trumansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Dryden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dresserville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Atwaters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
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 Kelley 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 Kelley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dryden
- Freeville
- Groton
- Ithaca
- Locke
- Moravia
- Trumansburg
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 Kelley 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 Kelley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514903 (Kelley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514903 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: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Groton
- Location given for Kelley Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5808333 Lon: -76.4563889
- 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- Kelley 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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