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 Battle River (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 Battle River. 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 Battle River ...

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 Battle River: Battle Riv.

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 helpful 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 Battle River:

• 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 Battle River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Battle River.

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 Battle River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Castor Memorial Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • The Castor Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Castor Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castor Memorial Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326168 <1>
• Markham Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Markham Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the west of Castor.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markham Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2595666 <1>
• Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
• Halkirk Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halkirk Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2388806 <1>
• Alliance Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alliance Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Alliance.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alliance Cemetery
• Omega Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • The Omega Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Gadsby Cemetery
  • Gadsby Omega Cemetery
  • Omega Gadsby Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2388936 <1>
• Endiang Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Endiang Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2453178 <1>
• Galahad Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galahad Cemetery
• Coronation Town Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coronation Town Cemetery
• Byemoor Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byemoor Cemetery
• Forestburg Public Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestburg Public Cemetery
• Fairview Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
• Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Merna Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merna Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511034 <1>
  • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2579731 <1>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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