A visit to the Prospect Lawn 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 Prospect Lawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Prospect Lawn Cemetery (FG ID #65730).
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 Prospect Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prospect Lawn Cemetery:
42.7085, -78.8475
The Prospect Lawn Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.
The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Prospect Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect Lawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Prospect Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prospect Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mols Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mols Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mols Hill Cemetery
- Lakeside Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Sheldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- Maple Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Wood Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Wood Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dittman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dittman Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dittman Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cobble Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cobble Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huson Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Griffins Mills Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Friends Meetinghouse Burial Grounds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Spirit Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Spirit Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Spirit Cemetery
- Angle Road Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Angle Road Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Road Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope 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 Prospect Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prospect Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Water Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Scranton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wanakah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Athol Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patchin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellicott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellicott is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Orchard Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blasdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pontiac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jewettville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lackawanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Collins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Griffins Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Seneca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Prospect Lawn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Erie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prospect Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blasdell
- Eden
- Eden lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Prospect Lawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hamburg
- Lackawanna
- North Boston
- North Collins
- Orchard Park
- 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 helpful 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 Prospect 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 Prospect Lawn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #65730
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #961184 (Prospect Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #961184 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: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamburg
- Location given for Prospect Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7100594 Lon: -78.8497552
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prospect 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |