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 Pincher Creek (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 Pincher Creek. 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 Pincher Creek ...

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 Pincher Creek: Pincher Crk. (or less commonly used: Pincher Ck. or Pincher Cr.)

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.

A Few Details for Pincher Creek ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

• The community of Pincher Creek was established in 1884.
• It was incorporated in 1906.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pincher Creek:

• 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 Pincher Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pincher Creek.

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 Pincher Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Pincher Creek Pioneer Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pincher Creek Pioneer Cemetery
• Pincher Creek Fairview Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pincher Creek Fairview Cemetery
• Fairview Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158643 <1>
• Pincher Creek Colony
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pincher Creek Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pincher Creek Colony is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Pincher Creek.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pincher Creek Colony
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2660492 <1>
• Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314867 <1>
• Brocket Colony Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • The Brocket Colony Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Brocket Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brocket Colony Cemetery
• Cowley Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowley Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220016 <1>
• United Doukhobors of Alberta Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • The United Doukhobors of Alberta Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Doukhobor Cemetery
  • United Doukhobors Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Doukhobors of Alberta Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526341 <1>
• Fishburn Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • The Fishburn Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Fishburn United Church Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fishburn Cemetery
• St. Henry Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • The St. Henry Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Henry RC Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henry Cemetery
• Springridge Mennonite Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springridge Mennonite Cemetery
• Livingstone Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • The Livingstone Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. George's Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Livingstone Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2453569 <1>
• Continue List   (21 more) ...
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
  • Hill Spring Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hill Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillspring Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Spring Cemetery
  • Passburg Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Passburg Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2497047 <1>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Pincher Creek: www.pinchercreek.ca/

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