Cortland Rural Cemetery

Cortland Rural Cemetery Founded in 1853, the Cortland Rural Cemetery is a 50-acre, non-profit, non-denominational "rural" ce

The Cortland Rural Cemetery announced today the election of Joseph Governali to its Board of Trustees. Governail has bee...
08/18/2026

The Cortland Rural Cemetery announced today the election of Joseph Governali to its Board of Trustees.

Governail has been a member of the Cortland community since 1974, when he located to the city to join SUNY Cortland’s Health Department, where he served as a long-term chair and from which he retired in 2010. Originally from the Bronx and New Rochelle, Governali attended Manhattan College, taught in elementary schools on Long Island, completed his graduate work at the University of Illinois, and worked with the American Medical Association in Chicago before coming to Cortland.

Read the complete release here:
https://www.cortland-rural-cemetery.com/_files/ugd/c2e58b_ce640043a9f3478b9d1a8e7ae20049ce.pdf

07/20/2026

Here's the second post in our new "Here lies..." series!

Gravesite #2 (shown here) is a small mausoleum of E. DePuy Mallery -- 1831.

If you recognize the person or family associated with this grave, please use the comments below to share your knowledge, insights, anecdotes, or other background! (Please keep your comments respectful and substantive.) Once comments are "in," we'll review them and do our best to fact-check/vet them and then potentially share the information we receive on the "Buried Treasures" section of our website.

Do you know about this person or family? Let us know!

We recently happened upon this awesome blog-style page from local water color artist extraordinaire, Emily Gibbons — and...
05/06/2026

We recently happened upon this awesome blog-style page from local water color artist extraordinaire, Emily Gibbons — and just had to share it. Folks in Cortland will doubtless know and have seen Emily's work, which is gorgeous!

Here, you can see her process "in process" using our beautiful and picturesque cemetery grounds as setting for one of her plein air outings.

Take a look, marvel, and give Emily a thumbs up — as we did!

(Note: Emily has a great little shop located within the Cortland Corset Building where you see (by request) an purchase some of her one-of-a-kind paintings, many of them depicting sites in Cortland and beyond. Check out her website at artbyemilygibbons.com!)

https://pleinaircortland.com/2020/06/30/cortland-rural-cemetery/

05/01/2026

Here's the first in our new "Here lies..." series of posts on Facebook.

If you recognize the person or family associated with this gravesite, please use the comments below to share your knowledge, insights, anecdotes, or other background! (Please keep your comments respectful and substantive.)

Once comments are "in," we'll review them and do our best to fact-check/vet them and then potentially share the information we receive on the "Buried Treasures" section of our website.

Let's see how this goes. Thank you!

Gravesite #1 (shown below) is the family mausoleum near the front entrance of the CRC, marked "Daniel J. Shaw" 1871. What do you know about Mr. Shaw or his family?

Our Spring 2026 newsletter is now available online and arriving at the mailboxes of our truest friends in the coming day...
04/30/2026

Our Spring 2026 newsletter is now available online and arriving at the mailboxes of our truest friends in the coming days!

In this issue, we remind folks that we're (in a way) an outdoor museum for the whole community; we spotlight recent recognition earned by our Board Chair, Kathy Cincotta; and we give a nod to an upcoming Facebook series called "Here lies..." where we ask for YOUR help in telling some of the stories of notable people interred in our cemetery.

If you love and are proud of Cortland, please take a look and share with your family and friends. The more awareness and support we get, the better we look and the more we're able to fulfill our sacred mission!

https://www.cortland-rural-cemetery.com/_files/ugd/c2e58b_8468baa11df9415a9654310adc6c2c3d.pdf

Kathy Warfield Cincotta

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110 Tompkins Street
Cortland, NY
13045

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