A visit to the Saint Johns Cemetery ...
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Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 St. Johns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery
Lat: 42.9286° (42° 55' 42")
Lon: -78.7920° (-78° 47' 31")
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Erie County<1>.
The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies just to the southwest of the St. Johns Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the St. Johns Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Adalbert's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Adalbert's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Adalbert's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Adalbert's Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Concordia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- War of 1812 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the War of 1812 Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the War of 1812 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The War of 1812 Cemetery is located in Erie County
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Transit Rural Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transit Rural Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transit Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Transit Rural Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Elmlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elmlawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Skinnersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinnersville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinnersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Skinnersville Cemetery is located in Erie County
- City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Erie County
- St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Erie County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sloan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Sloan is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Cheektowaga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Williamsville is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <6>
- Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kenmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Depew
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bowmansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Seneca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harris Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Getzville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Erie Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lackawanna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Niagara County
- Tonawanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Tonawanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swormville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County
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 St. Johns 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 St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo
- Cheektowaga
- Depew
- Kenmore
- Lackawanna
- Lancaster
- North Tonawanda
- Tonawanda
- 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 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 St. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Erie County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the St. Johns Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 St. Johns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #963610 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #963610 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Buffalo NE
- County: Erie Elev: 201
- Location given for GNIS #963610 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Johns Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9286, Longitude: -78.7920 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |