Groton in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Groton Rural Cemetery Veterans Memorial
★ July 4, 2006 ★
A rededication ceremony was held
on this date to commemorate the
memory of all men and women who
served our country in times of war,
and especially to those who were
wounded or died as a result of that
service.
May this cannon remain here
in perpetuity
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 42° 35.702′ N, 76° 21.572′ W. Memorial is in Groton, New York, in Tompkins County. It can be reached from Clark Street half a mile north of East Cortland Street (New York State Route 222), on the left when traveling north. Marker is near the flagpole in the cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 198 Clark Street, Groton NY 13073, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Civil War Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); Slyvester Pennoyer (approx. 0.4 miles away); Terrence C. Graves Monument (approx. half a mile away); Town of Groton (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Memorial Carillonic Tower Bells (approx. 0.7 miles away); Groton Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Groton Vietnam Veterans Monument (approx. one mile away); Cummings Home (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Groton.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 8, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.



