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A visit to the Willowbrook Park 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 Willowbrook Park Cemetery ...

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

42.4689, -79.3325

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

The Willowbrook Park Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County<2>.

The county seat for Chautauqua County is located in Mayville. Mayville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Willowbrook Park Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Willowbrook Park Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Willowbrook Park Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Hyacinth's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Hyacinth's Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hyacinth's Cemetery
  • West Main Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laona Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Laona Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona Cemetery
  • Newell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Newell Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
  • Webster Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Webster Road Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Road Cemetery
  • Sheridan Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Christian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Christian Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Abbey Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pecor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pecor Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecor Cemetery
    • Kelley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
    • Bachelor Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Bachelor Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor Cemetery
    • Arkwright Summit Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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>
    • Cassadaga Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Cassadaga Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassadaga Cemetery
    • Burnham Hollow Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Burnham Hollow Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Hollow Cemetery
    • Pope Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Pope Hill Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Hill Cemetery
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel 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 Willowbrook Park Cemetery.

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

  • Dunkirk
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sheridan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Brocton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cassadaga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Portland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Moons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Moons is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
  • Wango
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wango is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
  • Parcells Corners
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Parcells Corners is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parcells Corners
  • Bournes Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bournes Beach is located in Chautauqua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bournes Beach
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Irving
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sinclairville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Westfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartfield is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
    • South Stockton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • South Stockton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Stockton
    • Cottage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Cottage is located in Cattaraugus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage
    • Farnham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wooglin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wooglin is located in Chautauqua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooglin
    • Cherry Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Dayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perrysburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mayville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Erie Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake Erie Beach is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Erie Beach

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 Willowbrook Park 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 Willowbrook Park 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 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 Willowbrook Park 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 Willowbrook Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #971377  (Willowbrook Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #971377 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: 197 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dunkirk
      • Location given for Willowbrook Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4689464     Lon: -79.3325436
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willowbrook Park 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.