A visit to the Saint Michael 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 St. Michael Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Michael Cemetery (FG ID #2531916)

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 St. Michael Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michael Cemetery

Lat:   53.7739°   (53° 46' 26")

Lon:   -111.2297°   (-111° 13' 46")

Location using the Alberta Township System:

SE-26-055-09-W4    (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)

Or the Southeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 055, Range 09, West of the 4th Meridian

Establishment of the St. Michael Cemetery ...

The St. Michael Cemetery was established in 1915.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 St. Michael Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Alberta:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Find-A-Grave:
  • The St. Michael Cemetery (FG ID #2531916)
  • 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 St. Michael 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 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the St. Michael Cemetery.

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

• Myrnam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrnam
• Beauvallon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauvallon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvallon
• Morecambe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morecambe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morecambe
• Derwent
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derwent
• Lafond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafond
• Saint Edouard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Edouard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Edouard
• Musidora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musidora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musidora
• Saint Paul
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <4>
• Elk Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <4>
• Foisy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foisy
• Brosseau
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brosseau came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brosseau
• Duvernay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duvernay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvernay
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Rusylvia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusylvia
  • Saint Brides
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Brides came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Brides
  • Two Hills
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Hills
  • Saddle Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Lake

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 17 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> of the St. Michael Cemetery.<5>

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

• St. Peter Ukrainian Independent Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter Ukrainian Independent Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Myrnam.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Ukrainian Independent Cemetery
• Elk Point West Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Point West Cemetery
• Beauvallon Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • The Beauvallon Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauvallon Seventh Day Adventist Church Cemetery
• Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2552579 <1>
• Ascension Ruth Greek Catholic Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ascension Ruth Greek Catholic Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Derwent.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ascension Ruth Greek Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2644706 <1>
• Bohdan Pokrowa Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohdan Pokrowa Cemetery
• St. Paul RC Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul RC Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564524 <1>
• Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • The Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2506733 <1>
• Musidora Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • The Musidora Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Dmytry Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Musidora Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382352 <1>
• St. Laurent RC Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Laurent RC Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2522178 <1>
• Two Hills Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • The Two Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Two Hills Community Cemetery
  • Two Hills Public Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Two Hills Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284767 <1>
• Lanuke Ukrainian Presbyterian Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanuke Ukrainian Presbyterian Cemetery
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Willow Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willowgrove Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277134 <1>
  • Ferguson Flats Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Flats Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2581113 <1>
  • St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Saddle Lake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2558273 <1>
  • Mannville Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mannville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Mannville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mannville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377043 <1>
  • Rife Anglican Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rife Anglican 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 St. Michael Cemetery:

• Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2531916
• 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 '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 St. Michael Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.7739, Longitude: -111.2297
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.