A visit to the Meehan 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 Meehan Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave<1> website: The Meehan Cemetery (FAG ID #2514217)
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 Meehan Cemetery ...
The Meehan Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Trochu.
Jump to Google Maps centered on the Meehan Cemetery
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meehan Cemetery
Lat: 51.8096° (51° 48' 34")
Lon: -113.2217° (-113° 13' 18")
Name Variations for Meehan Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Meehan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trochu Old Public Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 Meehan 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 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Meehan Cemetery.
- Carbon
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Carbon
- Elnora
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Elnora lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elnora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Elnora
- Huxley
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Huxley lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Huxley
- Linden
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Linden
- Lousana
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousana
- Lousana lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lousana came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Lousana
- Mayton ‑ Historic
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayton
- Mayton was located 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Morrin
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrin
- Morrin lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Morrin
- Pine Lake
- Rowley
- Rumsey
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Rumsey lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumsey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Rumsey
- Sunnyslope
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Sunnyslope lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Meehan Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Sunnyslope
- Swalwell
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalwell
- Swalwell lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south of Meehan Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Swalwell
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Three Hills
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Hills
- Three Hills lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the south of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Three Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Hills<5>
- Torrington
- Trochu
- Twining
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
- Twining lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twining. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Twining
- Wimborne
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimborne
- Wimborne lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west of Meehan Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wimborne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Wimborne
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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Meehan Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
- Elnora Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elnora Cemetery
- The Elnora Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Elnora.Stated another way, Elnora Cemetery lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the north of Meehan Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Elnora Cemetery
- Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #1968317<1>
- Mt. Davis Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Davis Cemetery
- Mt. Davis Cemetery lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Meehan Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Mt. Davis Cemetery
- St. Hilda's Anglican Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hilda's Anglican Church Cemetery
- St. Hilda's Anglican Church Cemetery lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Meehan Cemetery.
- St. Hilda's Anglican Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arthurvale Cemetery
- St. Hilda's Arthurvale Cemetery
- Jump to Google Maps centered on St. Hilda's Anglican Church Cemetery
- Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2352586<1>
- Sarcee Butte Cemetery
- Three Hills Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Hills Cemetery
- Three Hills Cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the south of Meehan Cemetery.
- Three Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Three Hills Town Cemetery
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Three Hills Cemetery
- Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2233201<1>
- Trochu Baptist Cemetery
- Wimborne 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 Meehan 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 Meehan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.8096, Longitude: -113.2217 |
| <3> | If we have 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |