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A visit to the Saint Johns Cemetery ...

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:   42.6287°   (42° 37' 43")

Lon:   -78.7422°   (-78° 44' 31")

The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Erie County<1>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the St. Johns Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Maple Wood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Wood Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sibley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sibley Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Mols Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mols Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mols Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mols Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Dittman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dittman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dittman Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Partridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Partridge Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Prospect Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Mortons Corners Rural Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Pratham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pratham Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Griffins Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Neischell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neischell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neischell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neischell Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Knight Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Holland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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]<2> of the St. Johns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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. 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.

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 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 St. Johns Cemetery:

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 #963605  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #963605 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: Colden
    • County: Erie         Elev: 294
    • Location given for GNIS #963605 (Saint Johns Cemetery)

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 42.6287, Longitude: -78.7422    
<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.




 

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