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A visit to the Elridge Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Elridge Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.0320°   (43° 1' 55")

Lon:   -78.5711°   (-78° 34' 15")

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

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Elridge Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Elridge Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beeman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beeman Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Ledge Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledge Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledge Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ledge Lawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Clarence Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarence Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarence Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clarence Center Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Shope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shope Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Maple Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Halter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halter Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Clarence Fillmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarence Fillmore Cemetery
    • The Clarence Fillmore Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • The Clarence Fillmore Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fillmore Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64213 <5>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Lawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • St. Theresa RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa RC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theresa RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Theresa RC Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Swormville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66076 <5>
    • Powers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powers Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • John Wolf Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Wolf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The John Wolf Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Four Corners Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Four Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Four Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Four Corners Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Long House Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long House Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long House Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Niagara County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elridge Cemetery.

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

  • Akron Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
  • Clarence Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Center
    • Clarence Center is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence Center <6>
  • Akron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wolcottsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
  • Rapids
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Rapids is located in Niagara County
  • Looneyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Looneyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Looneyville is located in Erie County
  • Swormville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Swormville is located in Erie County
  • Harris Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
  • Dysinger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dysinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
  • Crittenden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crittenden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
    • Crittenden is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <6>
  • Raymond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Niagara County
  • Bowmansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowmansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmansville
    • Bowmansville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowmansville <6>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Alden Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
      • Alden Center is located in Erie County
    • Indian Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
      • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Williamsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <6>
    • Town Line
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Town Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line
      • Town Line is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Line <6>
    • Alden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Corfu
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Basom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Getzville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Depew
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lancaster
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alabama
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
      • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • South Lockport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
    • Amherst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
    • Gasport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • North Pembroke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
    • Lockport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pendleton Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendleton Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
      • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County

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 Elridge 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 Elridge Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Elridge Cemetery:

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 Elridge Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #949609  (Elridge Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #949609 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wolcottsville
    • County: Erie         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #949609 (Elridge Cemetery)

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0320, Longitude: -78.5711       In this case, the coordinates for the Elridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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