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A visit to the Friedens 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 Friedens Cemetery ...

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

43.0676, -78.8450

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

The Friedens Cemetery is located in Niagara County<2>.

The county seat for Niagara County is located in Lockport. Lockport lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Friedens Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Friedens Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Friedens Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Martin's Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The St. Martin's Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin's Cemetery
  • White Chapel Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Acacia Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Acacia Park Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Park Cemetery
    • The Acacia Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Resthaven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232006 <5>
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Beach Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Beach Ridge Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Ridge Cemetery
  • Holy Ghost Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Ghost Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Cemetery
  • White Haven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The White Haven Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Haven Cemetery
  • Bear Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bear Ridge Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Ridge Cemetery
  • Wheatfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Wheatfield Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield Cemetery
  • Lockport Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lockport Road Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Road Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • St. Jacobs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jacobs Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tonawanda.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65957 <5>
    • City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The City Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tonawanda.
      • The City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tonawanda City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64209 <5>
    • Salem Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tonawanda.
      • The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Cemetery
      • Salem's Gemeinde Kirchhof
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300968 <5>
    • Bear Ridge - Ridgeville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Elmlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Elmlawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmlawn Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
      • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Werkley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2412812 <5>
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Skinnersville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Shepherd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • Pendleton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Friedens Cemetery.

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

  • Wurlitzer Park Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Martinsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Hoffman
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
  • North Tonawanda
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Park Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Park Village is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
  • Saint Johnsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
  • Tonawanda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Getzville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pendleton Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
  • Bergholtz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
  • Black Creek Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
  • Amherst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Amherst
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Grandyle Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
    • Kenmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pekin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Pekin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Swormville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Lockport Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • Colonial Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Ferry Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferry Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Williamsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Pletchers Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pletchers Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pletchers Corners
    • Dickersonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dickersonville is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickersonville
    • Raymond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • South Lockport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
    • Niagara Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Friedens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Niagara County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friedens 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 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 Friedens Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Niagara 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 Friedens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #950730  (Friedens Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #950730 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: Niagara
      • Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tonawanda East
      • Location given for Friedens Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0675569     Lon: -78.8450364
      • 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 Niagara, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Friedens 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.