A visit to the Rumsey Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rumsey Hill Cemetery:
42.4061, -76.6408
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rumsey Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rumsey Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies just to the east northeast of the Rumsey Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rumsey Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rumsey Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rumsey Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turnbulls Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Budd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Budd Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- McIntyre Settlement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Connecticut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sebring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sebring Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Old Newfield Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rolfe Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolfe Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Carman Road Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mecklenburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mecklenburg Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecklenburg Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Inlet Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Inlet Valley Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Valley Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Estabrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Estabrook Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estabrook Cemetery
- Chaffee Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chaffee Creek Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Creek Cemetery
- Cutter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cutter Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker 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 Rumsey Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rumsey Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cayutaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cayutaville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayutaville
- Newfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mecklenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perry City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Ithaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Odessa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Danby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Danby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- East Ithaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cayuga Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Taughannock Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Bennettsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bennettsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsburg
- Catharine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catharine is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
- Forest Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Searsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Searsburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Trumansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Varna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Myers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Burdett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montour Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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 northwest)
- Logan is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Watkins Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
- Former names for Watkins Glen:
- Jefferson
- Salubria
- Watkins
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <6>
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 Hill 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 Rumsey Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burdett
- Danby
- Danby lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rumsey Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Ithaca
- Montour Falls
- Newfield
- Odessa
- Trumansburg
- Watkins Glen
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 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 Hill 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 Rumsey Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2514955 (Rumsey Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2514955 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: 418 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mecklenburg
- Location given for Rumsey Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4061111 Lon: -76.6408333
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rumsey Hill 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |