A visit to the Waskatenau United Church 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 Waskatenau United Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waskatenau United Church Cemetery

Lat:   54.0784°   (54° 4' 42")

Lon:   -112.8253°   (-112° 49' 31")

Location using the Alberta Township System:

NW-05-059-19-W4    (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)

Or the Northwest Quarter of Section 05, Township 059, Range 19, West of the 4th Meridian

Name Variations for Waskatenau United Church 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.

Waskatenau United Church Cemetery has also been known as:

• Woodward's 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 Waskatenau United Church 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 Waskatenau United Church 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 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Waskatenau United Church Cemetery.

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

• Waskatenau
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskatenau
• Radway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radway
• Warspite
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warspite
• Skaro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaro
• Egremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egremont <2>
• Abee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abee
• Thorhild
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorhild
• Redwater
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwater <2>
• Smoky Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smoky Lake <2>
• Amelia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
• Saint Michael
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
• Opal
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
• Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Newbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbrook
  • Star
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Bruderhein
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruderhein
  • Fedorah
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fedorah
  • Lamont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <2>
  • Wostok
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wostok
  • Edwand
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwand came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwand

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 23 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of the Waskatenau United Church Cemetery.<5>

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

• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<1> to the north of Radway.
  • The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Marys Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2380583 <6>
• Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
• St. Michaels Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • The St. Michaels Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Weasel Creek Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589907 <6>
• Chahor Russian Greek Orthodox Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chahor Russian Greek Orthodox Cemetery
• Holy Cross Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery
• Abee Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Abee Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Abee.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abee Cemetery
• St. Anne RC Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anne RC Cemetery is located in Thorhild.
  • The St. Anne RC Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Anne's Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne RC Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364574 <6>
• Redwater Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redwater Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Redwater.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwater Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2496032 <6>
• St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Demetrius Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589122 <6>
• Holy Trinity Russian Greek Orthodox Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Russian Greek Orthodox Cemetery
• Moose Hill Community Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moose Hill Community Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the east of Thorhild.
  • The Moose Hill Community Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Moose Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moose Hill Community Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363779 <6>
• Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the southeast of Egremont.
  • The Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Czesnoho Christa Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery
  • St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
  • Sand Hills Church Cemetery
  • Sandhills Church Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2547669 <6>
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
  • Newbrook Community Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newbrook Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2392232 <6>
  • Redwater Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Redwater Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the east of Redwater.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwater Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2496059 <6>
  • St. Paraskevia Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Paraskevia Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paraskevia Cemetery
    • St. Paraskevia Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paraskevia Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370763 <6>
  • Lamont Town Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamont Town Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462971 <6>
  • St. John The Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. John The Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church has also been known as:
    • St. John Baptist Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John The Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church
  • Wahstao Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wahstao Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2591299 <6>
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Anglican Church Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Emmanuel Anglican Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Emmanuel Anglican Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Anglican Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369517 <6>
  • St. John Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. John Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of St. John Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Ukrainian Orthodox Church Cemetery
  • St. Michael the Archangel Russo Greek Orthodox Church Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Michael the Archangel Russo Greek Orthodox Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Church Of The Archangel St. Michael Cemetery
    • Russian Greek Orthodx St. Michael Church of Sochawa Cemetery
    • Russo Greek Orthodox Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael the Archangel Russo Greek Orthodox Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2571872 <6>

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 Waskatenau United Church 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' 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 Waskatenau United Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.0784, Longitude: -112.8253
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	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.
<4>	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.
<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.
<6>	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.