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A visit to the Maple Lawn 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 Maple Lawn Cemetery ...

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

43.0217, -78.4975

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

The Maple Lawn Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Maple Lawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Maple Lawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Maple Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Ledge Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ledge Lawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledge Lawn Cemetery
  • Elridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Elridge Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elridge Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eldred Cemetery
    • Hunts Corner Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2391611 <5>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Four Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Four Corners Cemetery is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners Cemetery
  • Beeman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Beeman Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeman Cemetery
  • Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Long House Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Long House Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long House Cemetery
  • Shope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shope Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shope Cemetery
  • Clarence Fillmore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Clarence Fillmore Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Fillmore Cemetery
    • The Clarence Fillmore Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fillmore Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64213 <5>
  • Crittenden Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. John's RC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Patrick's RC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Buffalo Road Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Falls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Indian Falls Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Halter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Halter Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halter Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Clarence Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Alden Town Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alden Center.
      • The St. John the Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John the Baptist RC Church Ceemtery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168347 <5>
    • Alden Union Free Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Alden Union Free Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Union Free Cemetery
      • The Alden Union Free Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alden Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164505 <5>
    • Alabama Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Alabama Cemetery is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maple Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • Akron
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Akron Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
  • Crittenden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Indian Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Corfu
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Basom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Looneyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Alden Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Alden Center is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
  • Alabama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alabama is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
  • Wolcottsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
  • Clarence Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Pembroke
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
    • Dysinger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • Rapids
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rapids is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Harris Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
    • Town Line
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sawens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawens is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
    • Wheatville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheatville is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
    • Raymond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Raymond is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Swormville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Bowmansville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Griswold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Griswold is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Ridgewood Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ridgewood Village is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
    • Oakfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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 Maple Lawn 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 Maple Lawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Maple Lawn 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 Maple Lawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2060337  (Maple Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2060337 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: 219 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Akron
      • Location given for Maple Lawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0217258     Lon: -78.4975238
      • 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- Maple Lawn 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.