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A visit to the Willow Glen Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Willow Glen Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willow Glen Cemetery (FG ID #66756)

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 Willow Glen Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Glen Cemetery

Lat:   42.4888°   (42° 29' 19")

Lon:   -76.3369°   (-76° 20' 12")

The Willow Glen Cemetery is located in Tompkins County<2>.

The county seat for Tompkins County is located in Ithaca. Ithaca lies just to the west southwest of the Willow Glen Cemetery .

Establishment of the Willow Glen Cemetery ...

The Willow Glen Cemetery was established in 1887.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Willow Glen Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Etna Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etna Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etna Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Etna Community Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Peruville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peruville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peruville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peruville Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Scofield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scofield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scofield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scofield Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Ellis Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Hollow Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Cornell Lane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornell Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornell Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cornell Lane Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • Carpenter Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carpenter Farm Cemetery is located in Cortland County
  • McLean Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLean Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McLean Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Dutch Reformed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dutch Reformed Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Mulks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mulks Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Groton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Anthonys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Lawn Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
    • Roe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roe Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
    • Quick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quick Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
    • Caroline Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caroline Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caroline Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caroline Grove Cemetery is located in Tompkins County
    • Harford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harford Cemetery is located in Cortland County
    • Virgil Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virgil Rural Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virgil Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Virgil Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County
    • East Groton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Groton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Groton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Groton Cemetery is located in Tompkins County

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 Willow Glen Cemetery.

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

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 Willow Glen 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 Willow Glen Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cortland
  • Dryden
  • Freeville
  • Groton
    • Groton lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Willow Glen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Groton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Ithaca
    • Ithaca lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Willow Glen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ithaca.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Willow Glen Cemetery:

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 Willow Glen Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #971354  (Willow Glen Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #971354 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: Dryden
    • County: Tompkins         Elev: 364
    • Location given for GNIS #971354 (Willow Glen Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #66756

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Willow Glen Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4888, Longitude: -76.3369    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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