A visit to the Elk Valley 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 Elk Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elk Valley Cemetery (FG ID #2455519)
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 Elk Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Valley Cemetery
Lat: 49.7407° (49° 44' 26")
Lon: -114.8687° (-114° 52' 7")
Name Variations for Elk Valley Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Elk Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elk Valley Sparwood Municipal Cemetery
- Michel Cemetery
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 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Elk Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to British Columbia:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Elk Valley 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 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Elk Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Natal ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
- Sparwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elk Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Middletown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Michel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michel
- Crowsnest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crowsnest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hosmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer
- Corbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- West Fernie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wycliffe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wycliffe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wycliffe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wycliffe <4>
- Fernie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Coal Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Crowsnest Pass
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowsnest Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest Pass
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowsnest Pass <4>
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elkford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkford <4>
- Blairmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lille ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lille. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lille
- Round Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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 15 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> of the Elk Valley Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elk Prairie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rivercrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rivercrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rivercrest - Sparwood Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rivercrest Cemetery
- Coleman Catholic Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman Union Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Fernie Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the East Fernie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Fernie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2516829 <1>
- Fernie Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- St. Margaret's Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- St. Annes RC Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Annes RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Blairmore (AB).
- The St. Annes RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blairmore Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316391 <1>
- Blairmore Union Cemetery (New)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blairmore Union Cemetery (New) is located outside and to the north of Blairmore (AB).
- The Blairmore Union Cemetery (New) has also been known as:
- Miner's Union New Cemetery
- New Blairmore Union Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blairmore Union Cemetery (New)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445875 <1>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Blairmore (AB).
- The Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- Blairmore Union Cemetery
- Old Blairmore Union Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274934 <1>
- Lille Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Mines Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue Union Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Union Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Bellevue (AB).
- The Bellevue Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellevue Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247788 <1>
- St. Cyril's Catholic Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Passburg Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Elk Valley Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elk Valley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7407, Longitude: -114.8687 |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |