About Saint Marys Cemetery
Saint Marys Cemetery is a cemetery near Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York. It lies about 1.0 mi northwest of Dunkirk. The grounds sit at about 679 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Thomas Horan and William C. McClenathan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 963891. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Hedwigs Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Richard Mackowiak Funeral Home in Dunkirk, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 120 cemeteries we list in Chautauqua County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Chautauqua County dates to 1827.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dunkirk. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Saint Marys Cemetery
Among them: 1 business leader, 1 Medal of Honor recipient.
- Thomas Horan1839-1902American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- William C. McClenathan1891-1976American businessperson and postcard publisher
People whose Wikidata entry gives Saint Marys Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
42.47184, -79.31811
What Saint Marys Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Hedwigs CemeteryDunkirk, NYCemetery0.4 mi
- Holy Trinity CemeteryDunkirk, NYCemetery0.5 mi
- Willowbrook Park CemeteryDunkirk, NYCemetery0.8 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryFredonia, NYCemetery1.9 mi
- Forest Hill CemeteryFredonia, NYCemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Anthony CemeteryFredonia, NYCemetery2.2 mi
- Saint Hyacinth CemeteryDunkirk, NYCemetery2.4 mi
- West Sheridan CemeteryDunkirk, NYCemetery2.6 mi
- Laona CemeteryFredonia, NYCemetery3.5 mi
- West Main Street CemeteryFredonia, NYCemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Marys Cemetery
- Richard Mackowiak Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Dunkirk
- McGraw - Kowal Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Dunkirk · (716) 366-1320
- Fantauzzi Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Fredonia · (716) 679-7300
- Lawson-Timko Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Fredonia
- Larson-Timko Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Fredonia · (716) 679-9000
- Riles & Woolley Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Forestville · (716) 965-2941
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