A visit to the Vega Community 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 Vega Community Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vega Community Cemetery
Lat: 54.4136° (54° 24' 48")
Lon: -114.3640° (-114° 21' 50")
Location using the Alberta Township System:
NE-34-062-03-W5 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Northeast Quarter of Section 34, Township 062, Range 03, West of the 5th Meridian
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 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 Vega Community 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 Vega Community 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 Vega Community Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vega Community Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vega
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
- Neerlandia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Linaria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linaria
- Bloomsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fawcett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jarvie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvie
- Kilsyth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Fort Assiniboine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Dapp
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dapp
- Barrhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flatbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rossington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossington
- Tiger Lily
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiger Lily came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
- Campsie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campsie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campsie
- Manola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manola
- Pibroch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pibroch
- Larkspur
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkspur
- Lunnford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunnford
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 18 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of the Vega Community Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vega Community Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Neerlandia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Klondyke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic (RC) Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mellowdale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mellowdale Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the south of Barrhead.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mellowdale Cemetery
- Bloomsbury Pentecostal Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jarvie Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dapp Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barrhead Community Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- The Barrhead Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anglican Cemetery
- Barrhead Municipal Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
- Eastlawn United Church Cemetery
- St. Anne's RC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrhead Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2287812 <5>
- Poynter Memorial Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Manola Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- St. Wolodymyr Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Hazel Bluff United Church Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Topland Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mosside Agnes United Church Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westlock Town Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belvedere Community Church / All Saints Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Vega Community 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vega Community Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.4136, Longitude: -114.3640 |
<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. |