A visit to the Saint Patricks 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 St. Patricks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Patricks Cemetery:
42.5448, -76.2849
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Patricks Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Patricks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Patricks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scofield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Scofield Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield Cemetery
- East Groton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Groton Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Peruville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Peruville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville Cemetery
- Willow Glen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Virgil Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Virgil Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Rural Cemetery
- Cortland Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hinman Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
- Summerhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Summerhill Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill Cemetery
- Etna Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Carpenter Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Cornell Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cornell Lane Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Lane Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Homer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64658 <5>
- West Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Cobb Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cobb Street Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Street Cemetery
- Harford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harford Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Blodgett Mills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eaton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Patricks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Patricks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McLean
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Freeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Groton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Munsons Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
- Peruville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summer Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Cortland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Homer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Groton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Lansing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Varna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Slaterville Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harford Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
- McGraw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East River is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Locke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Dresserville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Forest Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Lapeer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Messengerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Pratt Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
- North Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
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 St. Patricks 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 St. Patricks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cortland
- Dryden
- Freeville
- Groton
- Homer
- Locke
- Locke lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Patricks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Locke.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
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 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 St. Patricks 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 St. Patricks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #964058 (Saint Patricks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #964058 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: 341 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Groton
- Location given for Saint Patricks Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5447935 Lon: -76.2849323
- 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 from Point A (ie- St. Patricks 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. |