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. 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 Rumsey - Getman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery:
42.1586, -76.5919
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>
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 .
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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)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Canfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Price - Simcoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Swartwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swartwood Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartwood Cemetery
- Old Scotchtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scotchtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Scotchtown Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown Cemetery
- Lockwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
- North Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Barton Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Barton Cemetery
- Ennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ennis Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Red Chalk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Chalk Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Chalk Cemetery
- North Chemung Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wacomber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wacomber Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacomber Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barton Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halsey Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baptist Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Spencer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elston Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Elston Hill Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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)
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
- Spencer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- West Candor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Candor is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Candor
- Sullivanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Chemung
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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 (20 more) ...
- West Danby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Horseheads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elmira Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Southport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Sayre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- 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)
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- 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)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lounsberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lounsberry is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lounsberry
- Hamar Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hamar Estates is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar Estates
- Danby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Newfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Catharine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- 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
- Danby
- Danby lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rumsey - Getman Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- 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
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 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 Rumsey - Getman Cemetery:
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- 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 Rumsey - Getman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514411 (Rumsey-Getman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514411 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: Chemung
- Est. Elev: 499 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Van Etten
- Location given for Rumsey-Getman Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1586111 Lon: -76.5919444
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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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rumsey - Getman 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. |