A visit to the Stearns 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 Stearns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stearns Cemetery:
42.5984, -76.4480
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stearns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stearns Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.
The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Stearns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stearns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Stearns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stearns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Lanterman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lanterman Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanterman Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Cobb Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cobb Street Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Street Cemetery
- Edsall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Edsall Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsall Cemetery
- Edsall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Edsall Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsall Cemetery
- North Lansing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Lansing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The East Lansing Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- The Byrd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63984 <5>
- Bower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Pine Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hollow Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow Cemetery
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Groton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Cemetery
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
- Genoa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Genoa Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The German Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Lansingville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lansingville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansingville Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Peruville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peruville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville Cemetery
- Monaghan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Monaghan Cemetery is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaghan 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 Stearns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stearns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Groton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Groton is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
- East Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
- North Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Lansing is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
- Groton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Genoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Genoa is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Genoa
- Peruville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peruville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
- Myers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myers is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Summer Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill has also been known as:
- Plato
- Willow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Creek is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Lansing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Moravia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McLean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Groton City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Groton City is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
- Montville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Lake Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Ridge is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Taughannock Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taughannock Falls is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taughannock Falls
- Cayuga Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
- Varna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Varna is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Dresserville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dresserville is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresserville
- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Ithaca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Dryden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Atwaters
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Atwaters is located in Cayuga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwaters
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 Stearns 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 Stearns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dryden
- Freeville
- Groton
- Ithaca
- Locke
- Moravia
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 Stearns 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 Stearns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #966315 (Stearns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #966315 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: 389 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Groton
- Location given for Stearns Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5984047 Lon: -76.4479932
- 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 from Point A (ie- Stearns 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. |