A visit to the Big Prairie Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Big Prairie Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Big Prairie Cemetery (FG ID #2359916)
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 Big Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Prairie Cemetery
Lat: 51.5788° (51° 34' 43")
Lon: -114.5646° (-114° 33' 52")
Location using the Alberta Township System:
SE-24-030-05-W5 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 030, Range 05, West of the 5th Meridian
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Big Prairie 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 Big Prairie 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 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Big Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cremona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cremona
- Water Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <4>
- Bergen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Dogpound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogpound
- Bottrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottrell
- Sundre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Madden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
- Didsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carstairs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Benchlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cochrane Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crossfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossfield
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossfield <4>
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Olds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olds came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olds
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olds <4>
- James River Bridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James River Bridge came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Bridge
- Mitford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Ghost Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cochrane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waiparous
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waiparous came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waiparous
- Neapolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neapolis
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 15 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> of the Big Prairie Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cremona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cremona Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Cremona.
- The Cremona Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemona Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cremona Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2513584 <1>
- Bergen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Brook Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sundre & District Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carstairs Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Didsbury Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eagle Hill Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hainstock Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olds Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mitford Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mitford Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitford Cemetery
- St. Andrew's Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Cochrane.
- The St. Mary's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980174 <1>
- Crossfield Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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.<5>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of Carstairs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergthal Mennonite Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Big Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2359916
- 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> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Big Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.5788, Longitude: -114.5646 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |