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Duchess Cemetery
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Profile for the Duchess Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. 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.

This page contains five sections:

The Location of the Duchess Cemetery...

Below are the GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) that we are using for the location of the Duchess Cemetery

Lat:   50.7320°   (50° 43' 55")

Lon:   -111.8967°   (-111° 53' 48")

Location using the Alberta Township System:

NW-32-020-14-W4     (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)

Or the Northwest Quarter of Section 32, Township 020, Range 14, West of the 4th Meridian

List of the closest cemeteries ...

We know of 6 cemeteries that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Duchess Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.

All of the following cemeteries are located in .

Bassano Cemetery   [Map]
 - Lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the West (W) of the Duchess Cemetery
 
Bow City Cemetery   [Map]
 - Lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the Southwest (SW) of the Duchess Cemetery
 
Brooks Cemetery   [Map]
 - Lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the South (S) of the Duchess Cemetery
 - Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2194338<2>
 
Cessford Cemetery   [Map]
 - Lies 26 miles [41.8 km] to the Northeast (NE) of the Duchess Cemetery
 - Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2576602
 
Rosemary Cemetery   [Map]
 - Lies 8 miles [12.9 km] to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Duchess Cemetery
 
Scandia Cemetery   [Map]
 - Lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Duchess Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Duchess Cemetery.

Bassano   [Map]Finnegan   [Map]Pollockville   [Map]
Bow City   [Map]Gem   [Map]Rainier   [Map]
Brooks   [Map]Iddesleigh   [Map]Rosemary   [Map]
Cessford   [Map]Millicent   [Map]Steveville   [Map]
Duchess   [Map]Patricia   [Map]Tilley   [Map]

For the full list with details, please visit our List of Communities.

Websites to help with your genealogy research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch, the CanadaGenWeb Project and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to all and free to view - you should note that they might link to other websites which do charge.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Duchess Cemetery:

For pages that are specific to Alberta:

Cyndi's List     Family Search    

Cemetery Information and Directories for Alberta:

Cyndi's List:     Cemeteries of Alberta
Cemetery Junction:     Directory for Alberta
FamilySearch.org:     Cemetery Wiki for Alberta
Find-A-Grave:     Home Page
Internment.net:     Cemeteries of Alberta

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.

Disaster Stories from Alberta

Miscellaneous References and Mentions of the Duchess Cemetery ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually in newspapers, old books or maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we try to add detail as we continue our research. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources we found useful in our research about the Duchess Cemetery.

Referenced Books / Documents ...

Alberta Sources - Cemeteries and other surname sources (Feb. 2007)
      Written by: Alberta Genealogical Society and other researchers, societies and groups

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Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Alberta: www.alberta.ca/



Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance that begins in . 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 Duchess Cemetery. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.7320, Longitude: -111.8967     [Map].

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<2>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.

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