Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, New York

Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York. The grounds sit at about 597 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 13 notable people buried here, including Annie Edson Taylor, Matthew Webb and Peter Buell Porter. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 959196. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph's Cemetery, about 1.4 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Williamson Funeral Home in Niagara Falls, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 93 cemeteries we list in Niagara County, and 26 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 93 listings in Niagara County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Niagara Falls. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 3 US representatives, 2 artists, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 physician, 1 US senator.

• Annie Edson Taylor1838-1921
  American schoolteacher and daredevil; first person to successfully go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
• Matthew Webb1848-1883
  English steamship captain and Channel swimmer
• Peter Buell Porter1773-1844
  American politician
• Augustus Seymour Porter1798-1872
  American politician
• Peter A. Porter1853-1925
  American politician
• Robert H. Gittins1869-1957
  American politician
• George Barker1844-1894
  Canadian-American photographer
• Augustus Porter1769-1849
  American businessman
• Le Roy Williams1845-1930
  American soldier (1845-1930); Medal of Honor recipient
• Peter A. Porter1827-1864
  American army officer and politician
• Parkhurst Whitney1784-1862
• Saul Davis1807-1889
  Businessman and photographer

People whose Wikidata entry gives Oakwood 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.

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.

• Saint Joseph's Cemetery

  3806 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY
  Cemetery

  1.4 mi
• Niagara Falls Memorial Park Cemetery

  Niagara Falls, NY
  Memorial park

  3.2 mi
• Riverdale Cemetery

  Lewiston, NY
  Cemetery

  3.5 mi
• Gate of Heaven Cemetery

  Lewiston, NY
  Cemetery

  3.5 mi
• Saint Michael's Cemetery

  Niagara Falls, NY
  Cemetery

  3.6 mi
• Holy Trinity Cemetery

  Lewiston, NY
  Cemetery

  3.6 mi
• Temple Beth Israel Cemetery

  Lewiston, NY
  Jewish cemetery

  3.7 mi
• Lewiston Village Cemetery

  Lewiston, NY
  Municipal cemetery

  5.0 mi
• Assumption Cemetery

  Grand Island, NY
  Catholic cemetery

  5.8 mi
• White Haven Road Cemetery

  Grand Island, NY
  Cemetery

  5.9 mi

• Williamson Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Niagara Falls · (716) 284-6712
  0.6 mi
• Rhoney Funeral Home, Inc.

  Funeral home · Niagara Falls · (716) 285-3436
  0.8 mi
• Zajac Funeral Home Inc.

  Funeral home · Niagara Falls · (716) 284-6478
  0.9 mi
• Labuda Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Niagara Falls · (716) 285-0442
  1.0 mi
• M.J. Colucci & Son Niagara Funeral Chapel

  Funeral chapel · Niagara Falls · (716) 298-1800
  3.1 mi
• Niagara County Cremation Care

  Cremation provider · Niagara Falls · (716) 304-4800
  3.4 mi

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