A visit to the West Meadows 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 West Meadows Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Meadows Cemetery (FG ID #2537894)
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 West Meadows Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Meadows Cemetery
Lat: 52.2907° (52° 17' 26")
Lon: -114.1198° (-114° 7' 11")
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 West Meadows 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 West Meadows 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the West Meadows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Meadows Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sylvan Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Norglenwold
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norglenwold came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norglenwold
- Jarvis Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarvis Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Bay
- Half Moon Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birchcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchcliff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchcliff
- Kountry Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benalto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunbreaker Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbreaker Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbreaker Cove
- Markerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markerville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markerville <3>
- Fort Normandeau ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eckville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckville
- Springbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodland Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Central Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bentley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Red Deer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spruce Lane Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gull Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hespero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hespero came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hespero
- Penhold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penhold came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penhold
- Red Deer Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blackfalds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kasha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasha
- Withrow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
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 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> of the West Meadows Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Meadows Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kuusamo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aspelund Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Bentley Colony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Vig Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eckville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bentley Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary RC Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woody Nook Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bentley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Red Deer Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blackfalds Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Horn Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alto Reste Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Innisfail Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Horseguard Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Haven Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
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 West Meadows Cemetery:
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' 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 West Meadows Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 52.2907, Longitude: -114.1198 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |