Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Iron Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Iron Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Iron Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Iron Springs: Iron Spgs. (or less commonly used: Iron Spngs. or Iron Sprngs.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Iron Springs:

• Websites specific to Alberta
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Alberta
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alberta
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Alberta
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alberta
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Alberta

Cemeteries Near Iron Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iron Springs.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Iron Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Iron Springs, with the one closest to Iron Springs listed first.

• Huntsville Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • The Huntsville Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Iron Springs Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntsville Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424500 <1>
• Albion Ridge Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Albion Ridge Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Picture Butte.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Ridge Cemetery
• Royal View Memorial Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal View Memorial Cemetery
• Bowville Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowville Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424514 <1>
• St. Patrick Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228124 <1>
• Archmount Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Archmount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lethbridge.
  • The Archmount Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Archmount Memorial Garden
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Archmount Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146605 <1>
• Mountain View Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lethbridge.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146604 <1>
• Enchant Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enchant Cemetery
• Barnwell Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnwell Cemetery
• Retlaw Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • The Retlaw Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Retlaw Municipal Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Retlaw Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447796 <1>
• Taber Memorial Garden Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taber Memorial Garden Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Taber.
  • The Taber Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Taber Cemetery
  • Taber Memorial Cemetery
  • Taber Memorial Gardens
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taber Memorial Garden Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207513 <1>
• Orton Cemetery
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orton Cemetery
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Stirling Memorial Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • The Stirling Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Stirling Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stirling Memorial Cemetery
  • Lomond Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lomond Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420957 <1>
  • Champion Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274506 <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Iron Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iron Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Iron Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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