A visit to the Mountain View 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 Mountain View Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mountain View Cemetery (FG ID #639366)
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 Mountain View Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain View Cemetery
Lat: 48.8043° (48° 48' 15")
Lon: -123.7360° (-123° 44' 9")
Establishment of the Mountain View Cemetery ...
The Mountain View Cemetery was founded in 1878.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mountain View 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 Mountain View 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 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mountain View Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duncan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
- Deerholme
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Koksilah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koksilah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koksilah
- Westholme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westholme came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westholme
- Crofton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <4>
- Cowichan Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowichan Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowichan Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowichan Bay <4>
- Genoa Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chemainus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chemainus came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemainus
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chemainus <4>
- Musgrave Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cobble Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobble Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobble Hill <4>
- Ganges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganges <4>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Saltair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltair came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltair
- Shawnigan Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnigan Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnigan Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnigan Lake <4>
- Fulford Harbour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulford Harbour came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulford Harbour
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulford Harbour <4>
- Saltspring Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Bay <4>
- Ladysmith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cliffside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Long Harbour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thetis Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thetis Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetis Island
- Lake Cowichan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Cowichan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cowichan
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Cowichan <4>
- Deep Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 18 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Mountain View Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain View Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ladysmith Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Galiano Island Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Galiano Island Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Galiano Island Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galiano Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galiano Island Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2491107 <1>
- St. Stephen's Anglican Church Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pender Island Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Royal Oak Burial Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery is located in Nanaimo.
- The Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bowen Road Cemetery
- Nanaimo Public Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171104 <1>
- Colwood Pioneer Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatley Memorial Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sooke Harbour Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Muir Family Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sooke Millenium Memorial Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sooke Millenium Memorial Park is located in Sooke.
- The Sooke Millenium Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Millenium Memorial Park
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sooke Millenium Memorial Park
- Knox Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Veteran's Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Metchosin
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Metchosin Pioneer Cemetery
- St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church Cemetery
- St. Mary The Virgin Church Yard Cemetery
- St. Mary The Virgin Churchyard Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459848 <1>
- Congregation Emanu-El Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 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 Mountain View Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #639366
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 things 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 Mountain View Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8043, Longitude: -123.7360 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |