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A visit to the Mount Davis Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Mt. Davis Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Davis Cemetery

Lat:   51.6850°   (51° 41' 6")

Lon:   -113.4060°   (-113° 24' 21")

Location using the Alberta Township System:

SW-30-031-24-W4    (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)

Or the Southwest Quarter of Section 30, Township 031, Range 24, West of the 4th Meridian

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mt. Davis Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alberta:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Davis Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Mt. Davis Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Sunnyslope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Twining
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twining. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
    • Three Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Hills
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Hills <4>
    • Linden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Swalwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalwell
    • Torrington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trochu
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Acme
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Wimborne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wimborne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimborne
    • Bircham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bircham came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bircham
    • Huxley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
    • Carbon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Mayton ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayton
      • Neapolis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neapolis
      • Beiseker
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beiseker came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beiseker
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beiseker <4>
      • Elnora
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Mt. Davis Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Three Hills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Swalwell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Meehan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Meehan Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Trochu.
      • The Meehan Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trochu Old Public Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meehan Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514217 <6>
    • Trochu Baptist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Acme Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Acme Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Acme.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acme Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2295690 <6>
    • Wimborne Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sarcee Butte Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • St. Hilda's Anglican Church Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Mayton Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayton Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Torrington.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayton Cemetery
    • Zion United Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest of Carstairs.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
    • Beisker Level Land Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mt. Davis Cemetery:

    • Referenced Books / Documents ...
    • Alberta Sources - Cemeteries and other surname sources (Feb. 2007)
      • Written by: Alberta Genealogical Society and other researchers, societies and groups

    The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Davis Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.6850, Longitude: -113.4060    
    <2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.









 

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