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

Willoughby Church Cemetery

Photographed by Kevin Westell, September 17, 2025

1. Willoughby Church Cemetery - Marker

Inscription.
Willoughby Church Cemetery

History
The property was originally owned by William Henry Sauer. The Willoughby Evangelical congregation established a church on the property in 1839. Over 100 burials took place in this cemetery including several members from Heximer, Kaumeyer, Miller, Morningstar, Plyley, Sauer, Sayler, Schabel and Winger families.

First Known Burial: Christian Shoup (1823)

City of Niagara Falls Cemetery Services 905-356-75215224 www.niagarafalls.ca
Niagara Falls Canada

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 42° 59.424′ N, 79° 4.19′ W. Marker is in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is at the intersection of Ort Road and Sauer Rd, on the right when traveling south on Ort Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13111 Ort Road, Niagara Falls ON L2E 6S6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

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Globally, 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 Willoughby Church Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Strickler-Danner House circa 1805 (approx. 3.4 kilometers away); Ebenezer Community (approx. 3.5 kilometers away); Location of the Ebenezer Settlement 1848 1858 (approx. 3.8 kilometers away); Conestoga Wagon Trek (approx. 3.8 kilometers away); Disaster at Eagle Park (approx. 4.9 kilometers away in the U.S.); Lyon's Creek Cemetery (approx. 4.9 kilometers away); White Oak at Lyon's Creek Cemetery (approx. 4.9 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niagara Falls.

Willoughby Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, September 17, 2025

2. Willoughby Church Cemetery

Photo faces south-west from Ort Rd. Sauer Rd runs behind the church.

Sustainable Christian Ministry image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, September 17, 2025

3. Sustainable Christian Ministry

Formerly, Willoughby Evangelical United Brethren Church. Later, Willoughby United Church.

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 66 times since then and 23 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.