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A visit to the Dittman Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Dittman Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dittman Cemetery:

42.6009, -78.8423

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dittman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Dittman Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north of the Dittman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dittman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dittman Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dittman Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Huson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Huson Family Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huson Family Cemetery
  • Friends Meetinghouse Burial Grounds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Holy Spirit Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Spirit Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Spirit Cemetery
  • Cobble Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Cobble Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Mols Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Mols Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mols Hill Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Maple Wood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maple Wood Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Wood Cemetery
  • Prospect Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • North Evans Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The North Evans Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Evans Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Evans Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Scranton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #830503 <5>
    • Knight Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Springville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1415439 <5>
    • Sibley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Sibley Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
    • Brant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Brant Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Versailles Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dittman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dittman Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Shirley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shirley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Eden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Collins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wyandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyandale is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
  • Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Patchin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Patchin is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
  • North Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Boston is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
  • Pontiac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pontiac is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Morton Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
  • Concord
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Hamburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Water Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Water Valley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Derby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Armor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Armor is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
    • Scranton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Scranton is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Angola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gowanda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <6>
    • Wanakah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Wanakah is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakah
    • Springville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Footes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Footes is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
    • West Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Falls is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
    • Ellicott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellicott is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
    • Jewettville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jewettville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
    • Athol Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Dittman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Erie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dittman Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Dittman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Erie County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Dittman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #948489  (Dittman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #948489 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Erie
      • Est. Elev: 382 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Langford
      • Location given for Dittman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6008937     Lon: -78.8422542
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dittman Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.