A visit to the Mother of Perpetual Help Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Mother of Perpetual Help Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mother of Perpetual Help Cemetery
Lat: 54.8635° (54° 51' 48")
Lon: -112.8537° (-112° 51' 13")
Location using the Alberta Township System:
NE-05-068-19-W4 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Northeast Quarter of Section 05, Township 068, Range 19, West of the 4th Meridian
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 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 Mother of Perpetual Help 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 Mother of Perpetual Help 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 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Mother of Perpetual Help Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mother of Perpetual Help Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grassland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Donatville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donatville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donatville
- Atmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atmore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atmore
- Boyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyle <3>
- Mewatha Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mewatha Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mewatha Beach
- Athabasca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bondiss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondiss came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondiss
- Plamondon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caslan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caslan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caslan
- Colinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colinton
- Breynat
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breynat came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breynat
- Ellscott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellscott came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellscott
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellscott <3>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Centre Calling Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meanook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meanook
- Wandering River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wandering River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandering River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wandering River <3>
- Grosmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosmont
- Island Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Island Lake South
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake South came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake South
- White Gull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Gull came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Gull
- Whispering Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Hills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Sunset Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Hylo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylo
- Calling Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Baptiste
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baptiste came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baptiste
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 12 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Mother of Perpetual Help Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mother of Perpetual Help Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grassland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Donatville RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ferguson District Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan W. Murphy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bluejay - Charron Community Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Athabasca Municipal Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle Municipal Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- St. Alphonsus RC Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The St. Alphonsus RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Alphonsus Cemetery
- St. Alphonsus RC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alphonsus RC Cemetery
- St. Alban Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Creek Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meanook Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meanook Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Meanook.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meanook Cemetery
- Lac La Biche Community Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
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 Mother of Perpetual Help Cemetery:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Mother of Perpetual Help Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.8635, Longitude: -112.8537 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |