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A visit to the Transit Rural 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 Transit Rural Cemetery ...

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

42.9381, -78.6948

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

The Transit Rural Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Transit Rural Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Transit Rural Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Transit Rural Cemetery.<4>

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

  • War of 1812 Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The War of 1812 Cemetery is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War of 1812 Cemetery
  • Harris Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Harris Hill Cemetery is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • John Wolf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The John Wolf Cemetery is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Wolf Cemetery
  • Powers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Powers Cemetery is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cheektowaga.
    • The Ridge Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ridgelawn Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65791 <5>
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • United German & French RC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The United German & French RC Cemetery is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United German & French RC Cemetery
    • The United German & French RC Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cheektowaga.
    • The United German & French RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • United Catholic Cemetery
    • United German & French Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966051 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Buffalo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Adalbert's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Adalbert's Cemetery is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert's Cemetery
    • St. Augustines Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Augustines Cemetery is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustines Cemetery
    • St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
      • The St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cheektowaga.
      • The St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66205 <5>
    • Holy Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • St. Adalbert's Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Adalbert's Cemetery is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert's Cemetery
    • Clarence Fillmore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Clarence Fillmore Cemetery is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence Fillmore Cemetery
      • The Clarence Fillmore Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fillmore Cemetery
      • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64213 <5>
    • Shope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shope Cemetery is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shope Cemetery
    • Halter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Halter Cemetery is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halter Cemetery
    • Clarence Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Transit Rural Cemetery.

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

  • Bowmansville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Depew
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Depew is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <6>
  • Lancaster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Harris Hill is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
  • Williamsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheektowaga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sloan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sloan is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Blossom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Blossom is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
  • Looneyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Looneyville is also located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
  • Clarence Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Amherst is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Swormville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Swormville is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swormville
    • Elma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Town Line
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Getzville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Seneca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ebenezer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Ebenezer is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Spring Brook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Elma Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Elma Center is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
      • Former name for Elma Center:
      • Elma Centre
    • Alden Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Alden Center is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Center
      • Former name for Alden Center:
      • Alden Centre
    • Wolcottsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Wolcottsburg is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottsburg
    • Buffalo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Buffalo is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
    • Akron Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Akron Junction is also located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron Junction
    • Park Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Park Village is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Kenmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 Transit Rural Cemetery. The following communities are located in Erie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Transit Rural 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 professional and volunteer 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 Transit Rural 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 Transit Rural Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #967755  (Transit Rural Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #967755 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: 214 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lancaster
      • Location given for Transit Rural Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.9381141     Lon: -78.6947519
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Transit Rural 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.