A visit to the Rolfe 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 Rolfe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rolfe Cemetery:
42.4576, -76.6113
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rolfe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rolfe Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies just to the east of the Rolfe Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rolfe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rolfe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Rumsey Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rumsey Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey Hill Cemetery
- Budd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Budd Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Carman Road Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mecklenburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mecklenburg Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecklenburg Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Inlet Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Inlet Valley Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Valley Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humboldt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64105 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- The Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trumansburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64733 <5>
- McIntyre Settlement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbulls Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Sebring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sebring Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Old Newfield Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ithaca City Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca City Cemetery
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ithaca City Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca City Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rolfe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rolfe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jacksonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Perry City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Taughannock Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Willow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Mecklenburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cayutaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Newfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trumansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- East Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Cayuga Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Myers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Forest Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Varna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Searsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Danby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Lake Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Bennettsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- West Danby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- East Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Besemer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
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 Rolfe Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tompkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rolfe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danby
- Ithaca
- Newfield
- Trumansburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Rolfe 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 Rolfe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #962834 (Rolfe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #962834 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: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ithaca West
- Location given for Rolfe Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4575725 Lon: -76.6113346
- 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- Rolfe 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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