A visit to the Nelson Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Nelson Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Nelson Memorial Park (FG ID #2293661)
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 Nelson Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Memorial Park
Lat: 49.4750° (49° 28' 30")
Lon: -117.2866° (-117° 17' 11")
As an estimate, the Nelson Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Nelson.
Name Variations for Nelson Memorial Park ...
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.
Nelson Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Nelson 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 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 Nelson Memorial Park:
- 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 Nelson Memorial Park
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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Nelson Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Lemon Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemon Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Creek
- Mountain Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nelson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Appledale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appledale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appledale
- Granite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Taghum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taghum
- Beasley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Atbara ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atbara. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atbara
- Playmor Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shoreacres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kokanee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kokanee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokanee
- Crescent Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <4>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Glade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Ymir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrop
- Longbeach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbeach
- Former names for Longbeach:
- Hallets Landing
- Thirteen (13) Mile
- Longbeach has also been known as:
- Thirteen (13) Mile
- Krestova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krestova
- South Slocan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Slocan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Slocan
- Sunshine Bay ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunshine Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Bay
- Winlaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlaw
- Thrums
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrums came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrums
- Perrys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys
- Procter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procter
- Vallican
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallican
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 6 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> of the Nelson Memorial Park.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Shoreacres Doukhobor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Krestova Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pass Creek Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ootischenia Doukhobour Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kinnaird Memorial Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kinnaird Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castelgar Municipal Cemetery
- Kinnaird Park Memorial Cemetery
- Park Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinnaird Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264684 <1>
- Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fruitvale.
- The Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fruitvale Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2329308 <1>
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 Nelson Memorial Park:
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 Nelson Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.4750, Longitude: -117.2866 |
| <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. |