Black Rock in Buffalo in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. John's German Cemetery

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 10, 2016

1. St. John's German Cemetery Marker

Inscription. St. John's German United Evangelical Church acquired this site in 1862 for its cemetery. Black Rock pioneers including War of 1812 veterans, German immigrants who began arriving in the 1840s, and their descendants through the mid 1920s were buried here. The cemetery was taken out of service in 1977, and those interred here were commemorated with a new monument in Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonawanda.

Erected 1999 by Historic Pride Committee of the Black Rock-Riverside Neighborhood Housing Services, Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 42° 56.553′ N, 78° 53.514′ W. Marker is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County. It is in Black Rock. It is at the intersection of Military Road (New York State Route 265) and Lansing Street, on the right when traveling south on Military Road. Located about 100 ft N of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 Military Road, Buffalo NY 14207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and specifically in Western New York.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Military Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Scajaquada Creek Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. John's Church

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Jacob Smith House and Tavern (approx. 0.7 miles away); Jubilee Springs (approx. 0.7 miles away); Stephen W. Howell (approx. 0.7 miles away); Buffalo and Niagara Falls Railroad (approx. 0.7 miles away); Black Rock Harbor (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buffalo.

More about this marker. The figure at the top of the marker is the Buffalo History Museum.

Additional commentary.
1. Current status of marker
It appears that the marker has been removed. A recent Google Earth location photo of this area from 2 months ago does not show the marker on what appears to be the property of a paint shop. Can this be confirmed? Also, were those interred at the old cemetery moved to another location?

Ed. Note: Sometime between May and Sept. of 2021, the marker went missing. A short piece of the mounting pole was still left in Sept. 2021, but was shown bent over in Feb. of 2022 and no longer visible by May, 2022.

— Submitted July 15, 2022, by Ken Wells of Jarrettsville,
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 10, 2016

2. Southward
Military Road. Lansing Street is to the right. Grote Street is off-set to the left.
Maryland.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 1,812 times since then and 104 times this year. Last updated on September 10, 2024, by William Butler of Buffalo, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.