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A visit to the Smith 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 Smith Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Smith 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 Smith Cemetery

Lat:   42.5245°   (42° 31' 28")

Lon:   -78.5320°   (-78° 31' 55")

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

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Smith Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Smith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Yorkshire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sardinia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardinia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardinia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sardinia Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • McKinstry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinstry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinstry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKinstry Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Delavan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delavan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delavan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Delavan Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • The Delavan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maple Dale Cemetery
    • Maplehurst Cemetery
    • Yorkshire Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65204 <5>
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St.s Peter & Paul's Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
  • Pratham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pratham Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Arcade Rural Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arcade Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arcade Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arcade Rural Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
  • Thomas Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Corners Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Riceville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riceville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riceville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riceville Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209513 <5>
  • Protection Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Holland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holland Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elton Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Punkshire Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Punkshire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Punkshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Punkshire Cemetery is located in Wyoming County
    • Schwartz Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Siloam Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
      • The Siloam Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
      • The Siloam Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hooper Corners Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66299 <5>
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Sandusky Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Curriers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curriers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curriers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curriers Cemetery is located in Wyoming County

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 Smith Cemetery.

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

  • Delevan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delevan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
    • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <6>
  • Yorkshire
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
    • Yorkshire is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Arcade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Protection
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Protection. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protection
    • Protection is located in Erie County
  • Machias
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Dutchtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • Dutchtown is located in Erie County
  • Footes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footes
    • Footes is located in Erie County
  • Springville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <6>
  • Curriers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curriers
    • Curriers is located in Wyoming County
  • Holland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bird
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Erie County
    • Java Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Java Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Morton Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morton Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corners
      • Morton Corners is located in Erie County
    • Brooklyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Allegany County
    • Boston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wyandale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandale
      • Wyandale is located in Erie County
    • Franklinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <6>
    • Bliss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • North Java
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls
      • West Falls is located in Erie County
    • Patchin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
      • Patchin is located in Erie 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 Smith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Erie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Smith 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 Smith Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #965460  (Smith Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #965460 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: Sardinia
    • County: Erie         Elev: 427
    • Location given for GNIS #965460 (Smith Cemetery)

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Smith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5245, Longitude: -78.5320       In this case, the coordinates for the Smith 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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