A visit to the Champion 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 Champion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Champion Cemetery (FG ID #2274506)
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 Champion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Champion Cemetery
Lat: 50.2328° (50° 13' 58")
Lon: -113.1439° (-113° 8' 38")
Establishment of the Champion Cemetery ...
The Champion Cemetery was established in 1918.
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 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 Champion 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 Champion 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 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Champion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Champion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Champion
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Carmangay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kirkcaldy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkcaldy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkcaldy
- Vulcan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barons came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barons
- Ensign
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensign came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Stavely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Claresholm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claresholm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresholm
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claresholm <4>
- Lomond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomond
- Parkland Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkland Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Beach
- Parkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Nobleford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobleford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nobleford <4>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Milo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Brant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Woodhouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhouse
- Travers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travers came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travers
- Nanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Granum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monarch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Shaughnessy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaughnessy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaughnessy
- Picture Butte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Springs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Springs
- Queenstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
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 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Champion Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Champion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Alston Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alston Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Carmangay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alston Cemetery
- Reid Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowville Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Mile Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Albion Ridge Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Vincent RC Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Vincent RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent Catholic Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent RC Cemetery
- Stavely Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stavely Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Stavely.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stavely Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135597 <1>
- Lomond Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Claresholm Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nanton Town Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- St. Cecilia RC Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Granum Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Granum Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Granum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granum Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225492 <1>
- Frankburg Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Champion Cemetery:
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 obstructions 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 Champion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.2328, Longitude: -113.1439 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <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. |