A visit to the Galiano Island Cemetery ...
We aren't confident of the location of the Galiano Island Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Galiano Island Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Galiano Island Cemetery (FG ID #2491107)
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 Galiano Island Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Galiano Island Cemetery has been estimated.
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galiano Island Cemetery
Lat: 48.8639° (48° 51' 50")
Lon: -123.3516° (-123° 21' 5")
Name Variations for Galiano Island 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.
Galiano Island Cemetery has also been known as:
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 like to 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 Galiano Island 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 Galiano Island 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Galiano Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galiano Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Village Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Bay
- Mayne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayne
- Galiano
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galiano came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galiano
- Sturdies Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturdies Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdies Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturdies Bay <5>
- Port Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Otter Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Bay
- Long Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pender Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saltspring Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ganges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganges <5>
- Fulford Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulford Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulford Harbour
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulford Harbour <5>
- Bedwell Harbour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedwell Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedwell Harbour
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedwell Harbour <5>
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Vesuvius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Musgrave Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saturna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saturna came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturna
- Swartz Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Genoa Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crofton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <5>
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 24 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Galiano Island Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galiano Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pender Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boundary Bay Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Anglican Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- St. Stephen's Anglican Church Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in San Juan County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Ladysmith Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ladysmith Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Ladysmith.
- The Ladysmith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ladysmith Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladysmith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2407121 <2>
- Royal Oak Burial Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Tikvah Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beth Tikvah Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Surrey.
- The Beth Tikvah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beth Tikvah Jewish Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Tikvah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443242 <2>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sunnyside Lawn Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Sholom Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Sholom Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Surrey.
- The Temple Sholom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple Shalom Cemetery
- Temple Shalom Jewish Cemetery
- Temple Sholom Jewish Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Sholom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2388552 <2>
- Victory Memorial Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Victory Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Surrey.
- The Victory Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Veterans Memorial Park
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victory Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226367 <2>
- Ocean View Burial Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain View / Vancouver Municipal Cemetery
- Mountainview Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968309 <2>
- Hatley Memorial Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Veteran's Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Congregation Emanu-El Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Olga - Doe Bay Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Whatcom County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsdale Cemetery
- Gardens of Gethsemani Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schara Tzedeck Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Galiano Island Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Galiano Island Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8639, Longitude: -123.3516 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |