A visit to the Eckville 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 Eckville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Eckville Cemetery (FG ID #2396593)
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 Eckville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eckville Cemetery
Lat: 52.3489° (52° 20' 56")
Lon: -114.3534° (-114° 21' 12")
Location using the Alberta Township System:
SW-15-039-03-W5 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Southwest Quarter of Section 15, Township 039, Range 03, West of the 5th Meridian
Jump to a Google Map centered on the Eckville Cemetery
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Eckville 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 Eckville 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 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Eckville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eckville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eckville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hespero
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hespero came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hespero
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Hespero
- Benalto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kountry Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Half Moon Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunbreaker Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbreaker Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbreaker Cove
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Sunbreaker Cove
- Withrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Condor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norglenwold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norglenwold came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norglenwold
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Norglenwold
- Birchcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchcliff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchcliff
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Birchcliff
- Leslieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sylvan Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jarvis Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarvis Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Bay
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Jarvis Bay
- Alhambra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Alhambra
- Markerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markerville
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Markerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markerville <4>
- Stauffer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stauffer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stauffer
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Stauffer
- Bentley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forshee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> of the Eckville Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eckville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kuusamo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vig Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Meadows Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horseguard Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bentley Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley Colony Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bentley Colony Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Bentley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Colony Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Bentley Colony Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bentley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Bentley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Bentley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414665 <1>
- Aspelund Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aspelund Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast of Red Deer.
- The Aspelund Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aspeland Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspelund Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Aspelund Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500225 <1>
- Woody Nook Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Haven Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary RC Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blackfalds Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Caroline Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Deer Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Innisfail Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alto Reste Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alto Reste Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Red Deer.
- The Alto Reste Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alto - Reste Memorial Gardens
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alto Reste Cemetery
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Alto Reste Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131209 <1>
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 Eckville Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2396593
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Eckville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.3489, Longitude: -114.3534 |
| <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. |