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A visit to the West Lake Road 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 West Lake Road Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lake Road Cemetery:

43.3362, -78.7228

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

The West Lake Road Cemetery is located in Niagara County<2>.

The county seat for Niagara County is located in Lockport. Lockport lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the West Lake Road Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Lake Road Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the West Lake Road Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Corwin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery
    • The St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Charles Cemetery
  • Appleton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Appleton Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Appleton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ridgewood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2454515 <5>
  • Hess Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hess Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hess Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Ridgewood.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463754 <5>
  • West Somerset Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The West Somerset Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerset Cemetery
  • West Somerset Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The West Somerset Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Somerset Cemetery
  • St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
  • Wright's Corners Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smiths Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • Somerset Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Somerset Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Somerset Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Somerset.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216038 <5>
    • Molyneaux Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Molyneaux Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molyneaux Cemetery
    • Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery
      • The Northeast Cambria Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Budd Cemetery
      • Budd Road Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64068 <5>
    • Halsted Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Halsted Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted Cemetery
    • North Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The North Ridge Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Cemetery
    • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pomeroy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Pomeroy Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hartland Central Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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 West Lake Road Cemetery.

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

  • Olcott
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Newfane
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coomer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Coomer is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
  • Hess Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hess Road is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Road
  • Wilson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Corwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Corwin is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
  • North Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Hartland is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartland
  • Roosevelt Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Roosevelt Beach is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt Beach
  • Pleasant Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
  • Ridgewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrens Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Warrens Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens Corners
  • Wrights Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wrights Corners is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Barker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Somerset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Somerset is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Hartland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartland is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Ransomville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lockport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Harrison Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Harrison Grove is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Grove
    • Lockport Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lockport Junction is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport Junction
    • South Lockport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • South Lockport is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lockport
    • Gasport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Reynales Basin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynales Basin is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynales Basin
    • Johnson Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson Creek is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
    • Millers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Millers is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers
    • County Line
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • County Line is located in Niagara County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line

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 West Lake Road Cemetery. The following communities are located in Niagara County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lake Road 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 West Lake Road Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Niagara 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 West Lake Road Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #970780  (West Lake Road Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #970780 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: Niagara
      • Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Newfane
      • Location given for West Lake Road Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3361669     Lon: -78.722813
      • 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Lake Road 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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