A visit to the Three Creeks 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 Three Creeks Cemetery ...

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

Lat: 56.3485° (56° 20' 54")

Lon: -117.0853° (-117° 5' 7")

Location using the Alberta Township System:

NE-04-085-20-W5 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)

Or the Northeast Quarter of Section 04, Township 085, Range 20, West of the 5th Meridian

Name Variations for Three Creeks 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.

Three Creeks Cemetery has also been known as:

Three Creeks Community Cemetery

We have seen the following variation for Three Creeks Cemetery:

Three Creek 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Three Creeks 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 Three Creeks 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 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Three Creeks Cemetery.

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

Peace River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace River
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peace River <2>
Saint Isidore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Isidore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Isidore
Roma Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roma Junction
Shaftesbury Settlement
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftesbury Settlement
Little Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Buffalo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buffalo
Marie Reine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie Reine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie Reine
Nampa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nampa came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
Grimshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimshaw
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grimshaw <2>
Reno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
Dixonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville
Berwyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwyn <2>
Cadotte Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadotte 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 5 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of the Three Creeks Cemetery.<4>

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

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Briarcliffe Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briarcliffe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2639815 <5>
Nampa Protestant Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nampa Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283119 <5>
Grimshaw Women's Institute Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimshaw Women's Institute Cemetery
Berwyn Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berwyn Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Berwyn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berwyn 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 Three Creeks 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 '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 Three Creeks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 56.3485, Longitude: -117.0853
<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.