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A visit to the Queen of Heaven 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 Queen of Heaven Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery:

43.0867, -78.6503

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

The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Niagara County<2>.

The county seat for Niagara County is located in Lockport. Lockport lies just to the north northwest of the Queen of Heaven Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Queen of Heaven Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Shaeffer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Shaeffer Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaeffer Cemetery
  • Stahler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stahler Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahler Cemetery
  • German Reformed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pendleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Cemetery
  • Good Shepherd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
  • 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 Swormville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66076 <5>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Bear Ridge - Ridgeville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clarence Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Beeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Beeman Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeman Cemetery
  • Elridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elridge Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Dysinger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dysinger Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger Cemetery
    • Cold Spring Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Cemetery
    • Cold Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Price Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Bear Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bear Ridge Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Ridge Cemetery
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Lockport.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64196 <5>
    • Huskey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Huskey Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

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

  • Rapids
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rapids is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
  • Raymond
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Raymond is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Wolcottsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
  • Swormville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Swormville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
  • South Lockport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
  • Clarence Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dysinger
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
  • Lockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pendleton Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
  • Getzville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lockport Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
  • Harris Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Akron Junction
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Akron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gasport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoffman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Martinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Williamsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynales Basin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
    • Wrights Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Park Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Amherst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Amherst is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Bowmansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Warrens Corners
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Niagara County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Queen of Heaven 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 Queen of Heaven Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Niagara 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 Queen of Heaven Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #962078  (Queen of Heaven Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #962078 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: Niagara
      • Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clarence Center
      • Location given for Queen of Heaven Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0867246     Lon: -78.6503074
      • 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 Niagara, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Queen of Heaven 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.