Chautauqua County, New York Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Chautauqua County, New York from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Chautauqua County Overview
110
Cemeteries
58
Indexed Records
110
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Chautauqua County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Chautauqua County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Chautauqua County, New York contains 110 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 58 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Holy Trinity Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1922 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Chautauqua County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Chautauqua County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Chautauqua County map overview
County center reference: 42.2372, -79.3470
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Chautauqua County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Chautauqua County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 5
Back to New YorkHoly Trinity Cemetery
USGSSunset Hill Cemetery
USGSForest Hill Cemetery
USGSCassadaga Cemetery
USGSGreenwood Cemetery
USGSLake View Cemetery
USGSBalltown Cemetery
USGSFentonville Cemetery
USGSFluvanna Cemetery
VA📍 JAMESTOWN, NY
Glennwood Cemetery
VA📍 SILVER CREEK, NY
Holland Cemetery
USGSMayville Cemetery
VA📍 MAYVILLE, NY
Mt Carmel Cemetery
VA📍 SILVER CREEK, NY
Westfield Cemetery
USGSArkwright Summit Cemetery
USGSBemus Point Cemetery
USGSBlockville Union Burial Ground
USGSBusti Cemetery
USGSChristian Cemetery
USGSGerry Cemetery
USGSPanama Union Cemetery
USGSPortland Evergreen Cemetery
VA📍 PORTLAND, NY
Southern Tier Cemetery
VA📍 FALCONER, NY
St Hedwig Cemetery
VA📍 DUNKIRK, NY
Burial record snapshot
Burial Records in Chautauqua County, New York
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Earl S Gardner
🪦 Panama Union Cemetery
Clarence W Smith
🪦 Greenwood Cemetery
Carl S Samuelson
🪦 Bemus Point Cemetery
Carl K Courson
🪦 Lake View Cemetery
Edward J Urbanik
🪦 St Hedwig Cemetery
David Linus Hood
🪦 Town Line Cemetery
Daniel S Somerfeldt
🪦 St Hedwig's Cemetery
Carlton W Mohart
🪦 Glennwood Cemetery
Edward Walter Dlugolecki
🪦 Forest Hill Cemetery
Edward F Nixon
🪦 Portland Evergreen Cemetery
Curtis B Vander Schaaff
🪦 Holland Cemetery
David Sumner Shumway
🪦 Forest Hill Cemetery
David Richard Taylor
🪦 Forest Hill Cemetery
Donald F Miller
🪦 Sunset Hill Cemetery
David J Skillman
🪦 Fluvanna Cemetery
David L Fuller
🪦 Westfield Cemetery
Donald J Vesotski
🪦 Sunset Hill Cemetery
David A Jones
🪦 Forest Hill Cemetery
Donald A Erickson
🪦 Blockville Union Burial Ground
Eugene F Purpura
🪦 Greenwood Cemetery
Daniel J Gorecki
🪦 Holy Trinity Cemetery
Ernest J Hartman
🪦 Busti Cemetery
Edward M Daughenbaugh
🪦 Westfield Cemetery
Carol Jean Sorensen
🪦 Sunset Hill Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Chautauqua County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Chautauqua County, New York
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Earl S Gardner
🪦 Panama Union Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Clarence W Smith
🪦 Greenwood Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Carl S Samuelson
🪦 Bemus Point Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Carl K Courson
🪦 Lake View Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Edward J Urbanik
🪦 St Hedwig Cemetery
1922-10-28 - 2022-06-01 Rank: TEC 4
David Linus Hood
🪦 Town Line Cemetery
1938-06-14 - 2022-04-21 Rank: PFC
Daniel S Somerfeldt
🪦 St Hedwig's Cemetery
1926-08-05 - 2022-03-02 Rank: F1
Carlton W Mohart
🪦 Glennwood Cemetery
1923-01-09 - 2022-02-24 Rank: GM3
Edward Walter Dlugolecki
🪦 Forest Hill Cemetery
1959-04-03 - 2022-02-19 Rank: MKC
Edward F Nixon
🪦 Portland Evergreen Cemetery
1948-09-18 - 2022-02-13 Rank: SP4
Curtis B Vander Schaaff
🪦 Holland Cemetery
1944-10-30 - 2022-01-28 Rank: CT3
David Sumner Shumway
🪦 Forest Hill Cemetery
1928-11-12 - 2022-01-22 Rank: SGT
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Chautauqua County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Chautauqua County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Chautauqua County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Chautauqua County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Chautauqua County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Holy Trinity Cemetery
7 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Sunset Hill Cemetery
7 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Chautauqua County burial records
Use a full name plus Chautauqua County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to New York archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the New York archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Chautauqua County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Chautauqua County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Chautauqua County?
110 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Chautauqua County, New York, with 110 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Chautauqua County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Chautauqua County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Chautauqua County burial records include military branch context?
58 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Chautauqua County.