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A visit to the Sheldon 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 Sheldon Cemetery ...

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

42.7759, -78.7856

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

The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies just to the north northwest of the Sheldon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sheldon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sheldon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Orchard Park.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #967891 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64874 <5>
  • Howard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Angle Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Angle Road Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Road Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Prospect Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Griffins Mills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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    • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mols Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mols Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mols Hill Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Maple Wood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Wood Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Wood Cemetery
    • Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • St. Adalbert's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Concordia Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Buffalo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64260 <5>
    • North Evans Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The North Evans Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Evans Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Evans Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Scranton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #830503 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles of the Sheldon Cemetery.

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

  • Armor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Armor is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
  • Orchard Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Webster Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Webster Corners is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Corners
    • Webster Corners has also been known as:
    • Websters Corners
  • Blasdell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Scranton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Scranton is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Ellicott
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellicott is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
  • Lackawanna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bay View is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
  • Hamburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebenezer is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • West Seneca
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Athol Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Water Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Water Valley is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Wanakah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Wanakah is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanakah
    • North Boston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • North Boston is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Boston
    • Jewettville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jewettville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewettville
    • Spring Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Falls is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
    • Griffins Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
    • Blossom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Blossom is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Patchin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Patchin is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
    • East Aurora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Billington Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Billington Heights is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
    • Elma Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Elma Center is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
    • Sloan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Sloan is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Elma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheektowaga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Sheldon Cemetery. The following communities are located in Erie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheldon 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 Sheldon 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 Sheldon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #965011  (Sheldon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #965011 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: 232 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buffalo SE
      • Location given for Sheldon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7758924     Lon: -78.7855869
      • 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' (or 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- Sheldon 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.
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