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A visit to the Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:

42.6576, -78.5531

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

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
  • Neischell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Neischell Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neischell Cemetery
  • Hunter Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hunter Creek Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Creek Cemetery
  • Goodleberg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Goodleberg Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodleberg Cemetery
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Partridge Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Cemetery
  • Protection Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
  • Pratham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pratham Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratham Cemetery
  • Java Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Java Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Strykersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Strykersville Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strykersville Cemetery
  • Punkshire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Punkshire Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkshire Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Strykersville Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffins Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Curriers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Curriers Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • Sibley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sibley Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
    • Sardinia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sardinia Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia Cemetery
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery
    • St. Caecilias Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Caecilias Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Caecilias Cemetery
    • New St. Cecilia's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.

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

  • Holland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Protection
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Protection is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
  • Dutchtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
  • Footes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Footes is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
  • Java Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Curriers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
  • Griffins Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
  • Jewettville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jewettville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
  • West Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Falls is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
  • East Aurora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Java Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Porterville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Porterville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Boston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Yorkshire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Billington Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Billington Heights is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
    • Harris Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
    • Patchin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
    • Arcade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellicott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ellicott is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
    • Springville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Java
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Williston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • North Boston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • North Boston is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
    • Wyandale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Delevan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <6>
    • Elma Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Elma Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
    • Spring Brook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Folsomdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
    • Orchard Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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. Joseph 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. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #963698  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #963698 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: 320 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Holland
      • Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.657561     Lon: -78.5530785
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Joseph 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.