A visit to the Woodland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Woodland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodland Cemetery:
52.3036, -112.5094
Location using the Alberta Township System:
NW-21-053-13-W5 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 053, Range 13, West of the 5th Meridian
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of the Woodland Cemetery.<2>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Omega Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Willow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Halkirk Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberal Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erskine Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Donalda Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Coulee Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tail Creek Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Byemoor Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Great Bend Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forestburg Public Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bashaw Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Castor Memorial Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Meeting Creek Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mirror Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Martin RC Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Botha
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gadsby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsby
- Leahurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sabine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stettler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Willow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fenn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Erskine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oberlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- White Sands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rochon Sands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Donalda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nevis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevis
- Big Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byemoor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byemoor
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Woodland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alberta:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Woodland Cemetery:
- Referenced Books / Documents ...
- Alberta Sources - Cemeteries and other surname sources (Feb. 2007)
- Written by: Alberta Genealogical Society and other researchers, societies and groups
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- Woodland Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <3> | 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. |
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