Oakwood Cemetery (Niagara Falls, New York)


Oakwood Cemetery
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EstablishedFebruary 9, 1852
Location
Niagara Falls, NY
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43°05′49″N 79°03′00″W / 43.097°N 79.050°W / 43.097; -79.050 (Oakwood Cemetery)
TypePublic
Owned byOakwood Cemetery Association
Size18.5 acres (~1 km²)
No. of gravesover 22,000
WebsiteOakwood Cemetery Niagara Falls, NY
Find a GraveOakwood Cemetery
FootnotesStaff. "NPS Focus: 14000581". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
Oakwood Cemetery in Winter

Oakwood Cemetery in Niagara Falls, New York was founded in 1852 after land was donated by Lavinia Porter. It covers over 18 acres (1 km2) and over 19,000 are buried there. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]