A visit to the South 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 South Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Hill Cemetery:
42.4023, -76.4619
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies just to the northwest of the South Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the South Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Adams Settlement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ithaca City Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca City Cemetery
- Ithaca City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ithaca City Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca City Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Inlet Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Inlet Valley Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Valley Cemetery
- Danby Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danby Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Danby Rural Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Rural Cemetery
- Quick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Quick Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Cemetery
- Dutch Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ellis Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Hollow Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Hollow Cemetery
- Mulks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mulks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulks Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Budd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Budd Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- West Danby Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green & Mettler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Central Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etna Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Ithaca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
- Besemer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Besemer is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
- South Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Hill is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- Danby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Varna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Ithaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Home
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Cayuga Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- White Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Church is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
- Slaterville Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Danby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Danby is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Newfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline Center is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline Center
- Freeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Spencer is located in Tioga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Spencer
- Myers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Dryden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- East Lansing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- Peruville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Taughannock Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
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 South Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tompkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Danby
- Danby lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the South Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
- Dryden
- Freeville
- Ithaca
- Newfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 South 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 South Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #965782 (South Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #965782 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: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ithaca East
- Location given for South Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4022952 Lon: -76.4618839
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South 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. |
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