A visit to the Rural Home 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 Rural Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rural Home Cemetery:
42.1440, -76.9277
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rural Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rural Home Cemetery is located in Chemung County<2>.
The county seat for Chemung County is located in Elmira. Elmira lies just to the east southeast of the Rural Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rural Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Rural Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rural Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Whitney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- South School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The South School Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South School Cemetery
- Oldfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oldfield Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland National Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66781 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Post Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Post Creek Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery Annex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hope Cemetery Annex is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery Annex
- Second Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Marsh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Marsh Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marsh Cemetery
- Pine Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Valley Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley Cemetery
- Goodsell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodsell Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsell Cemetery
- Pritchard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- The Pritchard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knoxville Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Rural Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rural Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Big Flats
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Elmira Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horseheads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Post Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Post Creek is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
- West Elmira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Corning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caton
- Pine City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Sagetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sagetown is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagetown
- Webb Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Webb Mills is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Mills
- Southport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Southport is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Painted Post
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sullivanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivanville is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivanville
- Millport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hornby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hornby is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
- Gang Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gang Mills is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gang Mills
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millerton is located in Tioga County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Beaver Dams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Coopers Plains
(11 miles [17.7 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 Rural Home 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 Rural Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Elmira
- Horseheads
- Millerton
- Millport
- Painted Post
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 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 Rural Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Chemung 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 Rural Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #963094 (Rural Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #963094 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: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Flats
- Location given for Rural Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1439634 Lon: -76.9277397
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rural Home 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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