A visit to the Holy Rest Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Holy Rest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holy Rest Cemetery (FG ID #2210401).
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 Holy Rest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Rest Cemetery:
42.9221, -78.7934
The Holy Rest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cheektowaga.
The cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.
While not adjacent, the Buffalo Cemetery is directly east of the Holy Rest Cemetery.
The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies just to the west southwest of the Holy Rest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Rest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Holy Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concordia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Adalbert's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- War of 1812 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The War of 1812 Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War of 1812 Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Transit Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Elmlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmlawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmlawn Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holy Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sloan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sloan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Cheektowaga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Depew
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lackawanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Erie Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Tonawanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Getzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blasdell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Tonawanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Crescent Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Webster Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarence Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swormville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grandyle Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
- Edgewood Park
(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 Holy Rest 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 Holy Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blasdell
- Buffalo
- Cheektowaga
- Clarence Center
- Depew
- Elma
- Elma lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Holy Rest Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Kenmore
- Lackawanna
- Lancaster
- North Tonawanda
- Tonawanda
- West Seneca
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 Holy Rest 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 Holy Rest Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2210401
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holy Rest 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |