Niagara Falls in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Lyon's Creek Cemetery

Photographed by Kevin Westell, September 17, 2025

1. Lyon's Creek Cemetery - Marker

Inscription.
The City of Niagara Falls Canada

Lyon's Creek Cemetery

History
Original property of Captain Henry Buchner
First Known Burial Joanna, wife of Henry Buchner April 3, 1820 at 55 years of age

A Methodist Church was founded on the adjacent property in 1808 on land donated by Peter Buchner

City of Niagara Falls acquired ownership in 1973

Property of City of Niagara Falls Parks, Recreation & Culture Cemeteries Section 905-354-4721

Erected by City of Niagara Falls.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 43° 0.214′ N, 79° 7.658′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is at the intersection of Lyons Creek Road and Schisler Road, on the right when traveling east on Lyons Creek Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7906 Lyons Creek Road, Niagara Falls ON L3B 5N4, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Lyon's Creek Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); White Oak at Lyon's Creek Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Battle of Cook's Mills / La Bataille de Cook's Mills (approx. 3.9 kilometers away); Battle of Cook's Mills - Oct. 19th 1814 (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); Battle of Cook's Mills - Niagara Campaign 1814 (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); 50 Visages Militaires [50 faces of War - French marker] (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); 50 Faces Of War (approx. 4.8 kilometers away); Willoughby Church Cemetery (approx. 4.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

Also see . . . Lyon's Creek Church, web page from HistoricPlaces.ca. (Submitted on September 18, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario.)

Lyon's Creek Cemetery - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, September 17, 2025

2. Lyon's Creek Cemetery - Marker in context

The marker (centre) is next to a tall hedge that separates the cemetery from its former church (out-of-frame right).

Lyon's Creek Church 1861 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, September 17, 2025

3. Lyon's Creek Church 1861

The original church on this site was built around 1806. This was a Methodist, later a United church. It is now a private residence.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 59 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 18, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.