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 Valley Ridge (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 Valley Ridge. 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 Valley Ridge ...

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 Valley Ridge: Valley Rdg. (or less commonly used: Valley Rdge. or Valley Ridg.)

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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Valley Ridge:

• 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

Cemeteries Near Valley Ridge ...

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

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 Valley Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Eden Brook Memorial Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Brook Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Calgary.
  • The Eden Brook Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
  • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Brook Memorial Gardens
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1035052 <1>
• Springbank United Church Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • The Springbank United Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Springbank Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springbank United Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221567 <1>
• St. Barnabas Anglican Church Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • The St. Barnabas Anglican Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Barnabas Anglican Church Yard Cemetery
  • St. Barnabas Anglican Churchyard Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Barnabas Anglican Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235517 <1>
• Queen's Park Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Queen's Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Calgary.
  • The Queen's Park Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Calgary Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen's Park Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #639344 <1>
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149969 <1>
• St. Mary's Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Calgary.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149969 <1>
• St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236429 <1>
• St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calgary.
  • The St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Roman Catholic (RC) Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236429 <1>
• Chinese Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chinese Cemetery is located in Calgary.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinese Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190375 <1>
• Burnsland Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burnsland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Calgary.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnsland Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981495 <1>
• Jewish Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jewish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Calgary.
  • The Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Calgary Jewish Cemetery
  • Erlton Jewish Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172228 <1>
• Union Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Calgary.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1804353 <1>
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • St. Andrew's Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew's Cemetery
  • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's RC Cemetery is located in Cochrane.
    • The St. Mary's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's RC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980174 <1>
  • Mitford Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mitford Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitford Cemetery

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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