A visit to the Alliance 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 Alliance Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alliance Cemetery
Lat: 52.4271° (52° 25' 37")
Lon: -111.7794° (-111° 46' 45")
As an estimate, the Alliance Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Alliance.
Location using the Alberta Township System:
NW-11-040-13-W4 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Northwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 040, Range 13, West of the 4th Meridian
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Alliance 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 Alliance 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 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Alliance Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alliance Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alliance
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Berkinshaw
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Galahad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galahad
- Battle Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellshill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Battle River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Castor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bulwark ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulwark
- Brownfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
- Forestburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halkirk
- Fleet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleet
- Lougheed
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sedgewick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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 22 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Alliance Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alliance Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Galahad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merna Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merna United Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Forestburg Public Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Castor Memorial Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Markham Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasington Zion Lutheran Free Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halkirk Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- High Mound Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lougheed Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lougheed Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lougheed.
- The Lougheed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lougheed Village Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lougheed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968319 <5>
- Killam Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- St. Martin RC Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Omega Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <5>
- Coronation Town Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgewick Memorial Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Strome Catholic Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Boniface Catholic Church Cemetery, Spring Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Coulee Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brown Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Family Cemetery
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 Alliance Cemetery:
- Referenced Books / Documents ...
- Alberta Sources - Cemeteries and other surname sources (Feb. 2007)
- Written by: Alberta Genealogical Society and other researchers, societies and groups
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 obstructions 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 Alliance Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.4271, Longitude: -111.7794 |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |