A visit to the Michael Handy Farm 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 Michael Handy Farm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery:
42.2936, -76.4369
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Michael Handy Farm Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Michael Handy Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Danby Rural Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Danby Rural Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Rural Cemetery
- Green & Mettler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Danby Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Danby Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Candor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The North Candor Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Candor Cemetery
- Adams Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Ferris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ferris Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris Cemetery
- West Candor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Candor Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Cutter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cutter Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Cemetery
- Larue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Larue Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Baptist Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Schumacher Road Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Quick Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Michael Handy Farm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Danby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- White Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- West Danby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- West Candor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Besemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Van Etten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slaterville Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hamar Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Newfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Ithaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Ithaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Newark is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newark
- Varna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Weltonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weltonville is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weltonville
- Forest Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Cayuga Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Newark Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Erin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harford Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- Harford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayutaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Michael Handy Farm 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 Michael Handy Farm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Candor
- Danby
- Danby lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Ithaca
- Ithaca lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Michael Handy Farm Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ithaca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Newark Valley
- Newfield
- Spencer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Michael Handy Farm 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 Michael Handy Farm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2515004 (Michael Handy Farm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2515004 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: 457 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willseyville
- Location given for Michael Handy Farm Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.2936111 Lon: -76.4369444
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Michael Handy Farm 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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