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A visit to the Sawyer 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 Sawyer Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sawyer Cemetery:

43.3478, -78.6295

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

The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Niagara County<2>.

The county seat for Niagara County is located in Lockport. Lockport lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Sawyer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sawyer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sawyer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Somerset Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The West Somerset Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerset Cemetery
  • West Somerset Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The West Somerset Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerset Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • West Lake Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Appleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Appleton Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Appleton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ridgewood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454515 <5>
  • Hess Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hess Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hess Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ridgewood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463754 <5>
  • Somerset Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Somerset Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Somerset Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Somerset.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216038 <5>
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    • The St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Charles Cemetery
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Smiths Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
  • Corwin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Bridgets Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
    • Wright's Corners Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hartland Central Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Morehouse Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Morehouse Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse Cemetery
    • Johnsons Creek Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Somerset Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Somerset Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Cemetery
    • North Ridgeway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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]<3> of the Sawyer Cemetery.

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

  • Hess Road
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Hess Road is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
  • Somerset
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Somerset is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • North Hartland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
  • Barker
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Olcott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Newfane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coomer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coomer is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
  • Corwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Corwin is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
  • Hartland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Wrights Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
  • Millers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Millers is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • County Line
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Johnson Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
    • Wilson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gasport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Reynales Basin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
    • Jeddo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jeddo is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Roosevelt Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Roosevelt Beach is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt Beach
    • Pleasant Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
    • Warrens Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Lockport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Middleport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyndonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Shadigee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Shadigee is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadigee

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 Sawyer 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 Sawyer 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 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 Sawyer 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 Sawyer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #964541  (Sawyer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #964541 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: 94 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newfane
      • Location given for Sawyer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.347834     Lon: -78.6294763
      • 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 '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- Sawyer 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.