Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Drayton Valley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Drayton Valley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Drayton Valley ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Drayton Valley: Drayton Vly. (or less commonly used: Drayton Vally. or Drayton Vlly.)

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.

Cemeteries Near Drayton Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drayton Valley.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Drayton Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Drayton Valley, with the one closest to Drayton Valley listed first.

• Rocky Rapids Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Rapids Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Rocky Rapids Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the Rocky Rapids Cemetery
• Berrymoor Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berrymoor Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berrymoor Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest of Drayton Valley.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381163 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Berrymoor Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the Berrymoor Cemetery
• Tomahawk Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomahawk Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2390727 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Tomahawk Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the Tomahawk Cemetery
• Alder Flats Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Flats Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alder Flats Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Alder Flats.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386075 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Alder Flats Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the Alder Flats Cemetery
• Burtonsville Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burtonsville Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Burtonsville Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the Burtonsville Cemetery
• Breton Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breton Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2293094 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Breton Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the Breton Cemetery
• All Saints Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514691 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the All Saints Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the All Saints Cemetery
• Poplar Valley Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Valley Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2199960 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Poplar Valley Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the Poplar Valley Cemetery
• St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery is located in Saint Francis.
  • The St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2549478 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery
• Keephills Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keephills Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351299 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Keephills Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the Keephills Cemetery
• Highvale Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highvale Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2384922 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Highvale Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the Highvale Cemetery
• Mountclare Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountclare Cemetery
  • The Mountclare Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Mt. Clare Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381915 <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Mountclare Cemetery
  • From Drayton Valley to the Mountclare Cemetery

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Drayton Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drayton Valley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Drayton Valley:

• Websites specific to Alberta
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Alberta
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alberta
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Alberta
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alberta
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Alberta

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Drayton Valley: www.draytonvalley.ca/

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/