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A visit to the Virgil Rural Cemetery ...


The location of the Virgil Rural Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Virgil Rural Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Virgil Rural Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Virgil Rural Cemetery

Lat:   42.5070°   (42° 30' 25")

Lon:   -76.1977°   (-76° 11' 51")

The Virgil Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County<2>.

The county seat for Cortland County is located in Cortland. Cortland lies just to the north of the Virgil Rural Cemetery .

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 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 Virgil Rural Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Cortland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Virgil Rural Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Virgil Rural Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Virgil Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Dryden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
    • Harford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Munsons Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Harford Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harford Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harford Mills
      • Harford Mills is located in Cortland County
    • Lapeer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Cortland County
    • Messengerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Messengerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
      • Messengerville is located in Cortland County
    • Cortland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McGraw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
      • McGraw is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <4>
    • Freeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <4>
    • Groton City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton City
      • Groton City is located in Tompkins County
    • Marathon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <4>
    • Homer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Peruville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peruville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
        • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
      • Slaterville Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East River
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
        • East River is located in Cortland County
      • Groton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Killawog
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Summer Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
        • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
        • Summer Hill has also been known as:
        • Plato
      • Varna
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
        • Varna is located in Tompkins County
      • Manningville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
        • Manningville is located in Broome County
      • East Homer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Homer
        • East Homer is located in Cortland County
      • Pratt Corners
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Corners
        • Pratt Corners is located in Cortland County
      • Besemer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besemer
        • Besemer is located in Tompkins County
      • Little York
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
        • Little York is located in Cortland County
      • Cayuga Heights
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
        • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
      • Forest Home
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
        • Forest Home is located in Tompkins County
      • Lisle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Lisle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Lisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
        • Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
      • Slab City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
        • Slab City is located in Cortland County
      • West Groton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Groton
        • West Groton is located in Tompkins County
      • East Lansing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansing
        • East Lansing is located in Tompkins County
      • Lansing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
        • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <4>

    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 Virgil Rural Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cortland County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Virgil Rural Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Cortland
    • Dryden
      • Dryden lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Virgil Rural Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dryden.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Freeville
    • Groton
      • Groton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Virgil Rural Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Groton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Homer
      • Homer lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Virgil Rural Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Lisle
      • Lisle lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Virgil Rural Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lisle.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisle
    • Marathon

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Virgil Rural Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Virgil Rural Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Scofield Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scofield Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scofield Cemetery
    • McAllister Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAllister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McAllister Cemetery is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllister Cemetery
    • Carpenter Farm Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carpenter Farm Cemetery is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Farm Cemetery
    • Parker Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Street Cemetery is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Street Cemetery
    • McLean Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLean Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLean Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Cornell Lane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornell Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cornell Lane Cemetery is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornell Lane Cemetery
    • Harford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harford Cemetery is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harford Cemetery
    • Snyder Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snyder Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Hill Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Blodgett Mills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blodgett Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blodgett Mills Cemetery is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blodgett Mills Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cortland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Harford Mills Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harford Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harford Mills Cemetery is located in Cortland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harford Mills Cemetery
      • Quail Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quail Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quail Hill Cemetery is located in Cortland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quail Hill Cemetery
      • Cortland Rural Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cortland Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cortland Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cortland Rural Cemetery
      • Willow Glen Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hunts Corners Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunts Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hunts Corners Cemetery is located in Cortland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunts Corners Cemetery
      • East Groton Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Groton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Groton Cemetery
      • Freetown Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Freetown Cemetery is located in Cortland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freetown Cemetery
      • Atwood Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Atwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwood Cemetery
      • McGraw Rural Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • McGrawville Rural Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGrawville Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McGrawville Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGrawville Rural Cemetery
      • Glenwood Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Cortland County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64658 <6>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Virgil Rural Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #968570  (Virgil Rural Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #968570 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cortland
      • County: Cortland         Elev: 430
      • Location given for GNIS #968570 (Virgil Rural Cemetery)

    The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

    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 Cortland, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Virgil Rural Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5070, Longitude: -76.1977       In this case, the coordinates for the Virgil Rural Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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