A visit to the Delia 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 Delia Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave<1> website: The Delia Cemetery (FAG ID #2216194)
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 Delia Cemetery ...
Jump to Google Maps centered on the Delia Cemetery
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Delia Cemetery
Lat: 51.6230° (51° 37' 22")
Lon: -112.3663° (-112° 21' 58")
Location using the Alberta Township System:
SW-04-031-17-W4 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Southwest Quarter of Section 04, Township 031, Range 17, West of the 4th Meridian
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Delia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alberta:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
- Disaster Stories from Alberta
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Delia Cemetery.
- Aerial
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
- Aerial lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest of Delia Cemetery.
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aerial. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Aerial
- Craigmyle
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmyle
- Craigmyle lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Delia Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Craigmyle
- Delia
- Dorothy
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the south of Delia Cemetery.
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- Drumheller
- East Coulee
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Coulee
- East Coulee lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south of Delia Cemetery.
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- Hanna
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
- Hanna lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east of Delia Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Hanna
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna<4>
- Heart Lake
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
- Heart Lake lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north of Delia Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Heart Lake
- Lawsonburg
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonburg
- Lawsonburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast of Delia Cemetery.
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawsonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Lawsonburg
- Michichi
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michichi
- Michichi lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the west of Delia Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michichi came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Michichi
- Morrin
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrin
- Morrin lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west of Delia Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Morrin
- Munson
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Munson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west of Delia Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Munson
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nacmine
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacmine
- Nacmine lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Delia Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Nacmine
- Rosedale
- Rosedale Station
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Station
- Rosedale Station lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Delia Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Station came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Rosedale Station
- Rowley
- Watts
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Watts lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east of Delia Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Watts
- Wayne
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Delia Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Wayne
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 7 cemeteries that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Delia Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
- Craigmyle Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craigmyle Cemetery
- Craigmyle Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Delia Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Craigmyle Cemetery
- Drumheller Municipal Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
- Munson Cemetery
- Rowley Cemetery
- St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Craigmyle.More precisely, St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north of Delia Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on St. Mark Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran 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 Delia Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2216194
- 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 Delia Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.6230, Longitude: -112.3663 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |