A visit to the Kimberley 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 Kimberley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Kimberley Cemetery (FG ID #2207617)
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 Kimberley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kimberley Cemetery
Lat: 49.6774° (49° 40' 38")
Lon: -115.9743° (-115° 58' 27")
Name Variations for Kimberley 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.
Kimberley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kimberley City Cemetery
- Kimberley Municipal 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 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 Kimberley 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 Kimberley 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 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Kimberley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kimberley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kimberley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberley <4>
- Marysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ta Ta Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ta Ta Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ta Ta Creek
- Meachen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meachen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meachen
- Wasa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasa came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasa <4>
- Cranbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Steele
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fisherville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fisherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
- Skookumchuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skookumchuck came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skookumchuck
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skookumchuck <4>
- Swansea
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Moyie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bull River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull River
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 7 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> of the Kimberley Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kimberley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marysville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cranbrook Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cranbrook General Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Canadian Legion Cemetery, Cranbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Steele Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moyie Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The Moyie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moyie Lake Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moyie Cemetery
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 Kimberley 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Kimberley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.6774, Longitude: -115.9743 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |