City and Town of Tonawanda
Kenmore and North Tonawanda (Niagara County)
Cemeteries
24 March 1998 (MF) Microfilm (B) Book

This ** list has been verified by the Historical Society of Tonawanda
Also, Thanks to Mary Brenzel for her Tonawanda corrections.

• City Cemetery Military, Kohler and Virginia Roads.
• French Cemetery see St. Christopher's Cemetery
  "The French Cemetery occupied the present site of the Out-door Mass Ground of St. Christopher's Church on the west side of the present Niagara Falls Boulevard, just north of Ellicott Creek. It was abandoned until Monsignor William P. Solleder of that pastorate erected a shrine in 1947 to commemorate the early french settlers".
  Source: The Chapel, A Comprehensive History of the Chapel and Pilgrimage of Our Lady Help of Christians, Cheektowaga, New York and of the Alsatian Immigrant Community at Williamsville, New York.. authors - Glenn R. Atwell and Ronald Elmer Batt 1979
• St. Christopher's Roman Catholic Cemetery
  2660 Niagara Falls Boulevard Tonawanda, 14150
• ** St.Francis of Assisi Cemetery
  Main and Kohlers Sts., Tonawanda 14150 (Across from Tonawanda City Cemetery)
• ** St. Peter German Evangelical Cemetery
  Knoche Rd. Between Elmwood & Delaware Ave.
• ** Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery (MF)
  Main Street between Park and Fuller Sts. Tonawanda 14150 (adjoining Tonawanda Cemetery). Years ago, Salem was a United Methodist congregation, not Free Methodist, then changed to United Church of Christ.
• ** Tonawanda City Cemetery
  Main Street between Park and Fuller Sts., Tonawanda 14150

• ** Acadia Park Cemetery Association
  4215 North Tonawanda Creek Rd., North Tonawanda (716) 693-2880
• ** Acadia Park & Resthaven Cemetery
  4215 North Tonawanda Creek Rd., North Tonawanda (716) 692-0511
• Salem Cemetery
  Military Road It is said that it contains the remains of many early settlers, especially those of German extraction. Still active in 1934
• ** Sweeney Cemetery
  Payne Ave. across from City Hall (Named for John & James Sweeney)

The following North Tonawanda churches have their own cemeteries.

• ** St. John's Lutheran Church
  1939 Ward Rd. and Niagara Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda 14120 (716) 693-9677
• ** St. Mark's Lutheran Church
  1135 Oliver St., North Tonawanda 14120 (716) 693-3715
• ** St. Matthew Lutheran Church
  875 Eggert Dr.. North Tonawanda 14120 (716) 692-6862

TOWN OF TONAWANDA and KENMORE CEMETERIES

• Burial Plot
  On the old Vandervoort farm and on the east side of the River Road, just south of the city line of Tonawanda, there was at one time (probably a hundred years ago) a private burial plot set apart by one of the pioneers. Near it in 1840 stood an old house said to be 'haunted". Tradition says that a man was buried underneath the floor of the house.every trace of the house and plot are now removed; but as late as 1870 the place was clearly outlined. Probably all the bodies were removed; but this is not certain.
• ** Elmlawn Cemetery
  3939 Delaware Ave. & Brighton Rd., Kenmore 14217 (716) 876-8586
  • Jewish Sections:
  • B'nai B'rith - Annex of Montefiore - Members of B'nai B'rith
  • Montefiore Section - Jewish Sec. operated by Elm Lawn Cemetery
  • Ohel Jacob Section - Former Ferry Street Cong.
  • Shaarey Zedek East - Former Temple Ner Israel & Cong. Anshe Zedek
  • Shaarey Zedek West - Former Temple Emanual
• ** Elmlawn Cemetery Crematory & Mausoleum Inc.
  3939 Delaware Avenue and Brighton Rd.Kenmore 14217 (716) 876-8131
• ** Failing/Zimmerman Cemetery 1812
  https://members.tripod.com/~wnyroots/index-ton-failing-cem.html Old Delaware & Harding Ave., Town of Tonawanda
• ** German Evangelical Cemetery
  Knoche Rd. between Elmwood & Delaware Aves., Kenmore (the old church is the home of the local historical society)
• ** North Bush Chapel Roman Catholic Cemetery aka St. John's Cemetery
  Englewood, Belmont /Highland Aves. It is located on the property of St.John-the-Baptist RC Church. Behind the present church facing Englewood is a small gray stone chapel, the cemetery is next to it. This is the original North Bush Chapel found by Brother John Neuman who is now St. John Neuman. No records exits to show whether this burial ground was established before St. Christopher's: but the probabilities are that the latter takes precedence. Probably burials were made there in that early day, but the headstones--some in the German script--have succumbed to the gnawing tooth of time.
  The graves are located on the east and north side of the present church erected about 1850. When Highland Avenue was improved, skeletons were exhumed and buried in a common grave by the side of the church.
  One of the old gravestones in good condition is that of Frank Mang who was born in 1826. Highland Aves No burials are make here at this date.
• ** Mount Olivet Cemetery
  4000 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore 14217 (716) 873-6500 Mount Olivet Cemetery is situated on the west side of Delaware Avenue, just north of the junction of Delaware Road and Delaware Avenue and opposite Elmlawn. It was established in 1912 and originally contained twenty-eight acres. An additional tract extending west to Elmwood Avenue and Military Road was purchased later which more than doubled the acreage.
  The grounds contain a beautiful elm grove, part of the original woods of the Knoche farm. A beautiful chapel was erected in 1931 at a cost of $32,000. Over 5000 burials have been made since 1912.While there are many Roman Catholic Cemeteries in Buffalo and vicinity, Mount Olivet being accessible by way of Delaware Avenue and located in a section of the town which will be thickly settled in years to come will attract lot owners by its well drained grounds and rural beauty.
  ** Mount Olivet Roman Catholic Cemetery (before 1923)
  Delaware Ave. & Brighton Rd. (74 acres, associated with Ascension Parish 168 Robinson Ave., North Tonawanda 14150 (716 693-1211) (Diane states "....is part of Mount Olivet 4000 Elmwood Ave. While Ascension does do burials there I have not been able to find that there was ever a special section for Ascension."
• St. John's Cemetery see North Bush Chapel Roman Catholic Cemetery
• ** Werkley Cemetery (B) 1839 - ?
  Guideboard Road (now Eggert Road Tonawanda (1 block north of Sheridan Drive)

• Mount Olivet Roman Catholic Cemetery (before 1923) Delaware Ave & Brighton Rd
  (74 acres, associated with Ascension Parish 168 Robinson Ave., North Tonawanda 14150
  (716 693-1211)
• St. Paul's Cemetery