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One of 31 National Register listings published here for Cortland County · listed in 2019 · category: Site.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Glenwood Cemetery
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1903.
The listing
- Address. 51 S. West St., Homer, 13045
- When was it listed? January 2019
- Category. site
- Town. Homer town
- National Register reference number. 100003395 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
135 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Glenwood Cemetery between 2000 and 2020, burning about 108 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 17 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 17 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 26 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Glenwood Cemetery: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compagni Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Homer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Homer Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Homer Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mcconnell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this property
50 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Homer, the town this property stands in, in 50 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 34 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Flash Flood | Homer | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds that were estimated at 70 mph knocked down and uprooted several trees. There was some roof damage in a mobile home park and to a few homes. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Homer | $20,000 | A thunderstorm intensified to severe levels across western sections of the county. Just after 7 pm EDT, hail to one inch in diameter and downed trees were reported in and just north of Homer. Shortly thereafter, the storm toppled additional trees and power lines in Cortland. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Homer | $15,000 | Flood waters were flowing over several streets in Cortland, and rural areas in the western portion of the county. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $15,000 | A thunderstorm produced very strong winds that were estimated around 70 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down some trees near Homer. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $10,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree and wires on North Main Street. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $10,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over multiple trees and wires. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $10,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked multiple over trees. This storm also knocked over trees in the town of McGraw. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $7,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees. One fell onto a fence and resulted in damage. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $7,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Homer | $6,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down several trees on roads and one onto a house. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $6,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in a tree being forced down on a automobile. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $6,000 | A severe thunderstorm moved across the area and produced severe winds which resulted in trees falling down across the area. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree and wires across a road. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds brought down a tree and wires on Briarwood Road. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew trees down across a roadway. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Homer | $5,000 | Torrential rainfall over a short period of time flooded numerous streets in the City of Cortland, including Main Street. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $5,000 | Trees and wires downed. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $2,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $2,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $2,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $2,000 | Trees and wires were blown down on several village roads. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and wires. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Homer | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Homer | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple powerlines on Route 13. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked a large tree down across a roadway. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Homer | $1,000 | A thunderstorm developed over the area and produced quarter sized hail. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | $1,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Homer | - | A strong thunderstorm produced 1 inch hail. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | - | Thunderstorm winds blew trees down across a roadway. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | - | Trees and wires were blown down. Small hail was also reported. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | - | A tree fell on a house. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | - | Trees and power lines down in Homer and Cincinnatus. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homer | - | Scattered trees down in Homer, Preble, Truxton, and Cuyler. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Homer | - | Trees down. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Homer | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Homer | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Homer | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Homer | - | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Hail | Homer | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Homer | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Homer | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Homer | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Homer | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
9 surveysUnited States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
- 1903 USGS Cortland quadrangle1:62500 - 7 printings
- 1944 USGS Homer quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Homer quadrangle1:24000 - 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Homer quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:100000 - 2 printings
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Old Homer Village Historic District | 0.8 miles | 1973 |
 | Water, Wall, and Pine Streets Lenticular Truss Bridges | 1.0 miles | 1977 |
 | US Post Office-Homer | 1.2 miles | 1989 |
 | William J. Greenman House | 2.0 miles | 2011 |
 | Cortland Free Library | 2.3 miles | 2008 |
 | Unitarian Universalist Church | 2.3 miles | 1993 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100003395 in Record Group 79. |
| Cortland County | All 31 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.