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A visit to the Shaeffer 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 Shaeffer Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.1314°   (43° 7' 53")

Lon:   -78.6581°   (-78° 39' 29")

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

The county seat for Niagara County is located in Lockport. Lockport lies just to the north northwest of the Shaeffer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shaeffer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stahler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stahler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stahler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stahler Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • German Reformed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Reformed Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Price Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Queen of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Huskey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huskey Cemetery
    • The Huskey Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    • The Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Lockport.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64196 <5>
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cold Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Niagara County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Pendleton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendleton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pendleton Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Dysinger Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dysinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dysinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dysinger Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Bear Ridge - Ridgeville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Shepherd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Orangeport Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orangeport Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orangeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Orangeport Cemetery is located in Niagara County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shaeffer Cemetery.

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

  • Raymond
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Niagara County
  • Rapids
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids
    • Rapids is located in Niagara County
  • South Lockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
    • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Lockport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dysinger
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dysinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysinger
    • Dysinger is located in Niagara County
  • Wolcottsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Wolcottsburg is located in Erie County
  • Lockport Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockport Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
  • Pendleton Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendleton Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
    • Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
  • Swormville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Swormville is located in Erie County
  • Gasport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wrights Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
    • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Warrens Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
    • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Corwin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
      • Corwin is located in Niagara County
    • Clarence Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Center
      • Clarence Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence Center <6>
    • Hartland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Ridgewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hoffman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Niagara County
    • Getzville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wurlitzer Park Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurlitzer Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurlitzer Park Village
      • Wurlitzer Park Village is located in Niagara County
    • Martinsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Niagara County
    • Newfane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Akron Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
      • Akron Junction is located in Erie County
    • Coomer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
      • Coomer is located in Niagara County
    • Middleport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
    • Harris Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
      • Harris Hill is located in Erie County
    • Akron
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Hartland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
      • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Pekin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pekin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Niagara 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 Shaeffer 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 Shaeffer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Shaeffer 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 Shaeffer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #964910  (Shaeffer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #964910 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: Lockport
    • County: Niagara         Elev: 192
    • Location given for GNIS #964910 (Shaeffer Cemetery)

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 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 Shaeffer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1314, Longitude: -78.6581       In this case, the coordinates for the Shaeffer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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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