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A visit to the Powers 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 Powers Cemetery ...

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

42.9470, -78.6220

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

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

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Powers Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Powers Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Powers Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Clarence Fillmore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Shope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shope Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shope Cemetery
  • Halter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Halter Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halter Cemetery
  • Clarence Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harris Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Harris Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill Cemetery
  • Transit Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Augustines Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Adalbert's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lancaster.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166060 <5>
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • War of 1812 Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The War of 1812 Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War of 1812 Cemetery
  • Alden Town Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Ledge Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ledge Lawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledge Lawn Cemetery
    • Beeman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Beeman Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeman Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • 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>
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Alden Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Alden Evergreen Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Alden Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64465 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Elridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elridge Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elridge Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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 Powers Cemetery.

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

  • Looneyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Looneyville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Harris Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
  • Bowmansville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clarence Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Depew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lancaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alden Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Alden Center is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
  • Elma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Crittenden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Akron Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
  • Williamsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cheektowaga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blossom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blossom is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Alden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Swormville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Swormville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Wolcottsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Elma Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Elma Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
    • Akron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Amherst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Sloan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sloan is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Spring Brook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Williston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Getzville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Amherst
      (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 Powers Cemetery. The following communities are located in Erie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Powers Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Powers 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 Powers Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2057584  (Powers Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2057584 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: 224 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clarence
      • Location given for Powers Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9470032     Lon: -78.6219717
      • 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- Powers 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.