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 (FG ID #2514217)
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 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")
As an estimate, the Meehan Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Trochu.
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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Meehan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meehan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trochu
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huxley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
- Three Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Hills <3>
- Twining
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
- Elnora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Rumsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumsey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Wimborne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wimborne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimborne
- Torrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyslope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swalwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalwell
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Rowley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Morrin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrin
- Lousana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lousana came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lousana
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Mayton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayton
- Pine Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Meehan Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meehan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trochu Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Three Hills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Davis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elnora Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elnora Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Elnora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elnora Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968317 <1>
- St. Hilda's Anglican Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sarcee Butte Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wimborne Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Swalwell Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trenville Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rowley Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lousana Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Mayton Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayton Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Torrington.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayton Cemetery
- Acme Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Acme Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Acme.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acme Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2295690 <1>
- Delburne Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fenn Cemetery
- lake View Cemetery
- Lakeview / Fenn Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2641255 <1>
- Munson Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zion United Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beisker Level Land Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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 'point-to-point' distance. 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 Meehan Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.8096, Longitude: -113.2217 |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |