A visit to the Claresholm 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 Claresholm Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Claresholm Cemetery (FG ID #2232948)
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 Claresholm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Claresholm Cemetery
Lat: 50.0110° (50° 0' 39")
Lon: -113.5942° (-113° 35' 39")
Location using the Alberta Township System:
SW-23-012-27-W4 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Southwest Quarter of Section 23, Township 012, Range 27, 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 Claresholm 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 Claresholm 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 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Claresholm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Claresholm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Claresholm
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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>
- Woodhouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Stavely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Granum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkland Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Furman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort MacLeod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Carmangay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Champion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Monarch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Nobleford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Kirkcaldy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Eastview Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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 13 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Claresholm Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Claresholm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Five Mile Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Granum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Stavely Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- St. Vincent RC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Alston Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Union Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Fort MacLeod.
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. MacLeod
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968318 <1>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Fort MacLeod.
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ft. MacLeod Holy Cross Cemetery
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2427812 <1>
- Nanton Town Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Orton Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- St. Cecilia RC Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Champion Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Albion Ridge Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vulcan Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Claresholm 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Claresholm Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0110, Longitude: -113.5942 |
| <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. |