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A visit to the Saint Nicholas 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 St. Nicholas Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Nicholas Cemetery:

42.0889, -80.0534

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

The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Erie. Erie lies just to the north northwest of the St. Nicholas Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Nicholas Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Erie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Erie Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Erie Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Erie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44764 <5>
  • Intergreen Gorge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • St.s Pauls Evangelical Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery
    • The Eaoaun Bohoslov Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bohoslov Cemetery
    • St. John the Divine Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44420 <5>
  • Jacob Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Jacob Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
    • The Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Dunn Valley Cemetery
    • Tallmadge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46556 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Golden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Golden Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
    • Sharpes Corners Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Sharpes Corners Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Corners Cemetery
      • The Sharpes Corners Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sharpe Cemetery
    • Bonnell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bonnell Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnell Cemetery
    • Phillipsville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruhl Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ruhl Cemetery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruhl Cemetery
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterford Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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 St. Nicholas Cemetery.

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

  • Kearsarge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kearsarge is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
  • Erie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <6>
  • Wesleyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lawrence Park is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Park
  • Lakewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • West Millcreek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Millcreek is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millcreek
  • Phillipsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Phillipsville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • Hornby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hornby is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornby
  • Waterford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Waterford Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterford Station is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford Station
  • Avonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Avonia is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonia
  • Borough of Fairview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • LeBoeuf Garden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • LeBoeuf Garden is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeBoeuf Garden
    • Arbuckle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Arbuckle is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
    • Franklin Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Girard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Girard is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
    • Little Elk
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Elk is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
    • Francis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Francis is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
    • Wattsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North East
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake City is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Edinboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mill Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Mill Village is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Freeport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Freeport is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Platea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Platea is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Findley Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 St. Nicholas 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 St. Nicholas Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 St. Nicholas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • 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 St. Nicholas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1186519  (Saint Nicholas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1186519 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: 288 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Erie South
      • Location given for Saint Nicholas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0889453     Lon: -80.0533895
      • 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 Pennsylvania'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- St. Nicholas 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.