Drayton Valley, Alberta

Our Genealogy Helper for Drayton Valley ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool that can help us with planning our trips.
• That it also helps us to understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.

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.

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 professional and volunteer 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

• Of Special Interest ...
  • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
  • Stories from Alberta

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.

• Rocky Rapids Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Rapids Cemetery
  • Rocky Rapids Cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<1> to the north of Drayton Valley.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rocky Rapids Cemetery
• Berrymoor Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berrymoor Cemetery
  • The Berrymoor Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest of Drayton Valley.To be more accurate, Berrymoor Cemetery lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast of Drayton Valley.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Berrymoor Cemetery
  • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2381163<2>
• Tomahawk Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tomahawk Cemetery
  • Tomahawk Cemetery lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast of Drayton Valley.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tomahawk Cemetery
  • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2390727<2>
• Alder Flats Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alder Flats Cemetery
  • The Alder Flats Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Alder Flats.Alder Flats Cemetery lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south of Drayton Valley.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Alder Flats Cemetery
  • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2386075<2>
• Burtonsville Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burtonsville Cemetery
  • Burtonsville Cemetery lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northeast of Drayton Valley.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Burtonsville Cemetery
• Breton Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breton Cemetery
  • Breton Cemetery lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east of Drayton Valley.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Breton Cemetery
  • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2293094<2>
• Continue List ...
  • All Saints Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
    • All Saints Cemetery lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the north of Drayton Valley.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on All Saints Cemetery
    • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2514691<2>
  • Poplar Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Valley Cemetery
    • Poplar Valley Cemetery lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the southeast of Drayton Valley.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Poplar Valley Cemetery
    • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2199960<2>
  • Keephills Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keephills Cemetery
    • Keephills Cemetery lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast of Drayton Valley.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Keephills Cemetery
    • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2351299<2>
  • Highvale Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highvale Cemetery
    • Highvale Cemetery lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the northeast of Drayton Valley.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Highvale Cemetery
    • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2384922<2>
  • Mountclare Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountclare Cemetery
    • Mountclare Cemetery lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the southeast of Drayton Valley.
    • Mountclare Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Clare Cemetery
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mountclare Cemetery
    • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2381915<2>

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.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Drayton Valley ...

While our initial data about Drayton Valley came from various goverment sources, we have found mention of Drayton Valley in old books and maps. When we do, we'll find a fact here or a snippet there. We've created the following list to keep track of the documents we found useful in adding to our knowledge about Drayton Valley.

We hope that the following list of documents will be of interest to you.

Shell Oil Road Map for Southern Alberta (1951)

Published by Shell Oil Company

for Drayton Valley. See our Misc Page for Drayton Valley for more information.

Other Roadside Stops ...

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Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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