A visit to the Ryley 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 Ryley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ryley Cemetery

Lat:   53.2793°   (53° 16' 45")

Lon:   -112.4392°   (-112° 26' 21")

Location using the Alberta Township System:

NW-33-049-17-W4    (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)

Or the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 049, Range 17, West of the 4th Meridian

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 Ryley Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Alberta:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Alberta
  • Cemetery Junction:
  • Directory for Alberta
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Alberta
  • From Interment.net:
  • Cemeteries of Alberta
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Ryley 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 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Ryley Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ryley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Ryley
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryley <2>
• Poe
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
• Bruce
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
• Haight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haight
• Holden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
• Round Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
• Tofield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tofield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tofield <2>
• Kingman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <2>
• Inland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland
• Lindbrook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindbrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbrook
• Hilliard
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
• Vegreville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vegreville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vegreville <2>
• Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Mundare
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundare
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundare <2>
  • Armena
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armena
  • Ohaton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohaton
  • Camrose
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camrose
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camrose <2>
  • Bawlf
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bawlf
  • North Cooking Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cooking Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cooking Lake
  • Hay Lakes
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Lakes
  • Lavoy
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavoy

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 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of the Ryley Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ryley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Salem Mennonite Church Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Mennonite Church Cemetery
• Bardo Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • The Bardo Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Bardo / Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bardo Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382387 <5>
• Trondhjem Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trondhjem Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520498 <5>
• Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
• Holden Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355231 <5>
• Holden Town Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Town Cemetery
• Round Hill Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Hill Cemetery
• Earling Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earling Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2553816 <5>
• Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2554482 <5>
• Tofield Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tofield Cemetery
• Kingman Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingman Cemetery
• Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery
• Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Skudesness Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Skudesness Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Skudesness Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skudesness Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417536 <5>
  • St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the north of Holden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378778 <5>
  • St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2537698 <5>
  • Lake Demay Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lake Demay Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Lake Demay Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lake Demay Burial Grounds
    • Lake Demay Lutheran Free Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Demay Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367204 <5>
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Parkland Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkland Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Larson Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Larson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Larson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Larson Private Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2464331 <5>
  • Hegre Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hegre Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2469500 <5>

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 Ryley 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Ryley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.2793, Longitude: -112.4392
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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.
<6>	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.