About Stearns Cemetery
Stearns Cemetery is a cemetery near Groton, Tompkins County, New York. It lies about 4.2 mi east of Groton. The grounds sit at about 1,280 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Lancelot Phelps. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 966315. The nearest other listed cemetery is Kelly Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Shurtleff Funeral Home in Groton, about 4.3 mi away. It is one of 80 cemeteries we list in Tompkins County, and 47 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 80 listings in Tompkins County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Groton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Stearns Cemetery
- Lancelot Phelps1750-1836
People whose Wikidata entry gives Stearns Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
42.59849, -76.44748
What Stearns Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Kelly CemeteryGroton, NYCemetery1.3 mi
- Cobb Street CemeteryGroton, NYCemetery1.3 mi
- Lanterman CemeteryGroton, NYCemetery1.7 mi
- Miller CemeteryGroton, NYCemetery2.0 mi
- East Lansing CemeteryGroton, NYCemetery2.3 mi
- North Lansing CemeteryGroton, NYCemetery2.4 mi
- Edsall CemeteryGroton, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Bird CemeteryGroton, NYCemetery2.7 mi
- Bower CemeteryGroton, NYCemetery3.5 mi
- Old Settlers CemeteryMoravia, NYCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near Stearns Cemetery
- Shurtleff Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Groton · (607) 898-3577
- Zirbel Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Groton · (607) 898-3867
- Lansing Funeral Home5.0 miFuneral home · Lansing · (607) 533-8600
- Wades Funeral Home7.9 miFuneral home · Moravia · (315) 497-1881
- Perkins Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Dryden · (607) 844-8161
- Advanced Funeral Service Education Programs11 miFuneral home · Ithaca · (585) 356-4929
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