A visit to the Nanton Town 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 Nanton Town Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave<1> website: The Nanton Town Cemetery (FAG ID #2199125)
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 Nanton Town Cemetery ...
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We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nanton Town Cemetery
Lat: 50.3327° (50° 19' 57")
Lon: -113.7576° (-113° 45' 27")
Location using the Alberta Township System:
SW-11-016-28-W4 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Southwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 016, Range 28, West of the 4th Meridian
Name Variations for Nanton Town 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.
Nanton Town Cemetery has also been known as:
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 visit 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 Nanton Town 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 Nanton Town Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal 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 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Aldersyde
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldersyde
- Aldersyde lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldersyde came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
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- Blackie
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackie
- Blackie lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north of Nanton Town Cemetery.
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- Brant
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Brant lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Nanton Town Cemetery.
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- Cayley
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayley
- Cayley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Cayley
- Champion
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Champion lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the east of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Champion
- Claresholm
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresholm
- Claresholm lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claresholm came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Claresholm
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claresholm<4>
- Ensign
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Ensign lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensign came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Ensign
- Frankburg ‑ Historic
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankburg
- Frankburg was located 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Furman
- Herronton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herronton
- Herronton lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herronton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Herronton
- High River
- Kirkcaldy
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkcaldy
- Kirkcaldy lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the east of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkcaldy came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Kirkcaldy
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Longview
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Former names for Longview:
- Little Chicago
- New York
- Little New York
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Longview
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview<4>
- Nanton
- Parkland
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Parkland lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Parkland
- Parkland Beach
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland Beach
- Parkland Beach lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkland Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Parkland Beach
- Stavely
- Vulcan
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of the closest cemeteries ...
We know of 6 cemeteries that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Nanton Town Cemetery. The cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order.
- Blackie Cemetery
- Frankburg Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankburg Cemetery
- Frankburg Cemetery lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Frankburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Frankburg Mormon Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Frankburg Cemetery
- Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2404290<1>
- Highwood Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highwood Cemetery
- Highwood Cemetery lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Highwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- High River Cemetery
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Highwood Cemetery
- Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2180755<1>
- St. Cecilia RC Cemetery
- St. Vincent RC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent RC Cemetery
- St. Vincent RC Cemetery lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- St. Vincent RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Vincent Catholic Cemetery
- St. Vincent Cemetery
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- Stavely Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stavely Cemetery
- The Stavely Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Stavely.Stavely Cemetery lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south of Nanton Town Cemetery.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Stavely Cemetery
- Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2135597<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 Nanton Town Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2199125
- 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 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 Nanton Town Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.3327, Longitude: -113.7576 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |