A visit to the Vig 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 Vig Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Vig Cemetery (FG ID #2418719)
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 Vig Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vig Cemetery
Lat: 52.4437° (52° 26' 37")
Lon: -114.1851° (-114° 11' 6")
Location using the Alberta Township System:
NW-14-040-02-W5 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Northwest Quarter of Section 14, Township 040, Range 02, West of the 5th Meridian
Establishment of the Vig Cemetery ...
The Vig Cemetery was established in 1905.
Name Variations for Vig 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.
Vig Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vig Lutheran Church 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 first turn to 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 Vig Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alberta:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Vig Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vig Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunbreaker Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbreaker Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbreaker Cove
- Half Moon Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Birchcliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchcliff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchcliff
- Bentley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jarvis Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarvis Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Bay
- Forshee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forshee
- Eckville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckville
- Kountry Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norglenwold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norglenwold came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norglenwold
- Benalto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sylvan Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gull Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Hespero
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hespero came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hespero
- Rimbey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Withrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Kasha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasha
- Leedale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leedale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedale
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 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> of the Vig Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vig Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bentley Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bentley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bentley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Bentley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414665 <1>
- Kuusamo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bentley Colony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bentley Colony Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Bentley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentley Colony Cemetery
- Eckville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Meadows Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aspelund Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Aspelund Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast of Red Deer.
- The Aspelund Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aspeland Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspelund Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2500225 <1>
- Woody Nook Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Haven Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Blackfalds Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary RC Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lacombe.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lacombe Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239693 <1>
- Red Deer Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Horseguard Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alto Reste Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alto Reste Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Red Deer.
- The Alto Reste Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alto - Reste Memorial Gardens
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alto Reste Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131209 <1>
- Dakota United Church Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Hill Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 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 Vig Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2418719
- 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 obstructions 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 Vig Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.4437, Longitude: -114.1851 |
| <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. |