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A visit to the Sheridan Center 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 Sheridan Center Cemetery ...

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

42.4858, -79.2372

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

The Sheridan Center Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Sheridan Center Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sheridan Center Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sheridan Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Newell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Newell Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
  • St. Hyacinth's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Hyacinth's Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hyacinth's Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Forestville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185097 <5>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunkirk Cemetery
    • Old German Cemetery
  • Willowbrook Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Hedwigs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Hedwigs Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hedwigs Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Abbey Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey Cemetery
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Laona Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Laona Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona Cemetery
    • Pope Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pope Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Hill Cemetery
    • Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Lawn Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Lawn Cemetery
    • Arkwright Summit Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Smith Mills Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Smith Mills Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills Cemetery
    • West Main Street Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ball Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ball Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Hill Cemetery

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 Sheridan Center Cemetery.

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

  • Sheridan
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forestville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dunkirk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <6>
  • Fredonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Parcells Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
  • Wango
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
  • Irving
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cassadaga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cottage
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
  • Farnham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brocton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Dayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Perrysburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach
    • Portland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Moons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
    • Cherry Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Angola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sinclairville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Gowanda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <6>
    • Angola-on-the-Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Angola-on-the-Lake is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola-on-the-Lake
    • Persia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Persia is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
    • Pontiac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pontiac is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac

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 Sheridan Center 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 Sheridan Center 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 Sheridan Center 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 Sheridan Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2554258  (Sheridan Center Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2554258 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: 233 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forestville
      • Location given for Sheridan Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4858333     Lon: -79.2372222
      • 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 '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- Sheridan Center 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.