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A visit to the Saint Matthias 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. Matthias Cemetery ...

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

42.0684, -79.7184

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

The St. Matthias Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Matthias Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the St. Matthias Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Taft Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Taft Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Cemetery
  • West Mina Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The West Mina Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mina Cemetery
  • Findley Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Findley Lake Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley Lake Cemetery
  • Cutting Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cutting Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutting Cemetery
  • Marks Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Marks Corners Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Corners Cemetery
  • East Clymer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Clymer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Clymer Cemetery
  • Holland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clymer Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Clymer Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer Hill Cemetery
  • Mina Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mina Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mina Cemetery
  • Wheelock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Sherman.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sherman Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Slab City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1118552 <5>
  • Clymer Center Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Ripley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The South Ripley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley Cemetery
    • Phillipsville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Phillipsville Cemetery is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Wait's Corners Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wait's Corners Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wait's Corners Cemetery
    • Sherman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sherman Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
    • Westlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
    • Town Line Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Town Line Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line 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 St. Matthias Cemetery.

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

  • French Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • French Creek is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek
  • Findley Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wattsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Slab City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Slab City is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • North Clymer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Clymer is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clymer
  • Phillipsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Phillipsville is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • Sherman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hornby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hornby is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
  • Arbuckle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arbuckle is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
  • Beaver Dam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Dam is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
  • Corry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Corry is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corry <6>
  • Elgin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Elgin is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Columbus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Panama
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Stebbins Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stebbins Corners is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Corners
    • North East
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colza
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Colza is located in Warren County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colza
    • Bear Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Union City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Ripley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Waterford Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Waterford Station is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
    • Niobe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Stedman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stedman is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stedman
    • Forsyth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Forsyth is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
    • Wesleyville
      (15 miles [24.1 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 St. Matthias Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chautauqua County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Matthias Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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. Matthias Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Chautauqua 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. Matthias Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #964001  (Saint Matthias Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #964001 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: Chautauqua
      • Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clymer
      • Location given for Saint Matthias Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0683884     Lon: -79.7183828
      • 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 Chautauqua, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Matthias 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.