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A visit to the Lakeside Memorial Park ...

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 Lakeside Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lakeside Memorial Park:

42.7556, -78.8714

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

The Lakeside Memorial Park is located in Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Lakeside Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lakeside Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Lakeside Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lakeside Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Prospect Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sheldon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
  • North Evans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mols Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mols Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mols Hill Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64874 <5>
  • Howard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Orchard Park.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #967891 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Jerusalem Corners Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Maple Wood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maple Wood Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Wood Cemetery
    • Angle Road Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Angle Road Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Road Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dittman Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Dittman Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittman Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Griffins Mills Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Concordia Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Buffalo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64260 <5>

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 Lakeside Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lakeside Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Wanakah
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Wanakah is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakah
  • Bay View
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bay View is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Athol Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Scranton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Scranton is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Water Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Water Valley is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Hamburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Armor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Armor is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
  • Blasdell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lackawanna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Boston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Boston is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
  • Orchard Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Webster Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Webster Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Corners
    • Webster Corners has also been known as:
    • Websters Corners
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Derby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ellicott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ellicott is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
    • Ebenezer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ebenezer is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • West Seneca
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Erie Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie Beach
      • Fort Erie Beach has also been known as:
      • Erie Beach
    • Buffalo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Patchin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
    • Waverly Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewettville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jewettville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
    • Pontiac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • West Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • West Falls is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
    • Griffins Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
    • Crescent Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Brook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sloan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sloan is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Wavecrest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Lakeside Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Erie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lakeside Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lakeside Memorial Park:

  • 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 Lakeside Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #970275  (Lakeside Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #970275 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: 196 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buffalo SE
      • Location given for Lakeside Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 42.7556145     Lon: -78.8714229
      • 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 '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- Lakeside Memorial Park) 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.