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A visit to the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Rumsey - Getman Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery

Lat:   42.1586°   (42° 9' 30")

Lon:   -76.5919°   (-76° 35' 30")

The Rumsey - Getman Cemetery is located in Chemung County<2>.

The county seat for Chemung County is located in Elmira. Elmira lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rumsey - Getman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Westbrook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canfield Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Price - Simcoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price - Simcoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price - Simcoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Price - Simcoe Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Swartwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swartwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swartwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swartwood Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Old Scotchtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Scotchtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Scotchtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Scotchtown Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Scotchtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotchtown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotchtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scotchtown Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • Lockwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Chemung County
  • North Barton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Barton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Barton Cemetery is located in Tioga County
  • Ennis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ennis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ennis Cemetery is located in Chemung County
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    • Red Chalk Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Chalk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Chalk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Chalk Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • North Chemung Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Chemung Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Chemung Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Chemung Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Wacomber Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wacomber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wacomber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wacomber Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Old Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Hilltop Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Chemung County
    • Barton Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barton Center Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prospect Hill Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Halsey Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsey Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsey Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halsey Valley Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Baptist Corners Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baptist Corners Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • North Spencer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Spencer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Spencer Cemetery is located in Tioga County
    • Elston Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elston Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elston Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elston Hill Cemetery is located in Chemung County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rumsey - Getman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Van Etten
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Etten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Etten
    • Van Etten is located in Chemung County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Etten <5>
  • Erin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Erin is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <5>
  • Lockwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Owens Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
    • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
  • Spencer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
  • North Spencer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
    • North Spencer is located in Tioga County
  • West Candor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
    • West Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Sullivanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sullivanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
    • Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
  • Chemung
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemung have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemung
    • Chemung is located in Chemung County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemung <5>
  • Waverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Barton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • West Danby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Danby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
      • West Danby is located in Tompkins County
    • Horseheads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Elmira Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
      • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <5>
    • Wellsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
    • Southport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Southport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Chemung County
    • Sayre
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <5>
    • Hoopers Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoopers Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
      • Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
    • Smithboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Candor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pine Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • West Elmira
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
      • West Elmira is located in Chemung County
    • Nichols
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lounsberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
      • Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
    • Hamar Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
      • Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
    • Newfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Millport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Rumsey - Getman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chemung County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rumsey - Getman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Candor
    • Candor lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Candor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Elmira
    • Elmira lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmira.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Horseheads
  • Millport
  • Newfield
  • Nichols
  • Sayre
    • Sayre lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sayre.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Spencer
  • Waverly
    • Waverly lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waverly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly

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 Rumsey - Getman Cemetery:

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 Rumsey - Getman Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2514411  (Rumsey-Getman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2514411 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Van Etten
    • County: Chemung         Elev: 499
    • Location given for GNIS #2514411 (Rumsey-Getman Cemetery)

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Chemung, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1586, Longitude: -76.5919       In this case, the coordinates for the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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