Groton in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

East Hill Cemetery

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 9, 2026

1. East Hill Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Founded by the
Congregational Church
Church once located on the NW corner
Salt Road and NYS Route 222
1st Burial 1806 Last Burial 1881

Erected 1806 by Congregational Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 42° 35.571′ N, 76° 18.703′ W. Marker is in Groton, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Cortland Road (Route 222) east of Salt Road (County Road 102), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 898 Cortland Road, Groton NY 13073, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 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

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markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Soldiers of the Revolution (here, next to this marker); Cummings Home (approx. 1.9 miles away); Groton City United Church Of Christ (approx. 1.9 miles away); Groton Rural Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Patriot Burials (approx. 2.7 miles away); Old Baptist Church - 1828 (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Memorial Carillonic Tower Bells (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Groton.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 9, 2026

2. East Hill Cemetery Marker

Revolutionary Veterans Memorial Below East Hill Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 9, 2026

3. Revolutionary Veterans Memorial Below East Hill Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 17, 2026, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.