A visit to the Oyama Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Oyama Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oyama Cemetery
Lat: 50.0980° (50° 5' 52")
Lon: -119.3677° (-119° 22' 3")
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Oyama Cemetery:
- Pages specific to British Columbia:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Oyama Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oyama Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oyama
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pixie Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Okanagan Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanagan Centre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanagan Centre
- Nahun
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahun
- Winfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Okanagan Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okanagan Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanagan Landing
- Coldstream
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldstream came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Ellison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Traders Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Kelowna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lavington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavington
- East Kelowna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Kelowna came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kelowna
- Lakeview Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 14 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Oyama Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oyama Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coldstream Municipal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vernon Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Vernon.
- The Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Vernon Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2210182 <5>
- Kelowna Memorial Park Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grandview Flats Memorial Gardens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lumby Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- G.S. Pelly Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the G.S. Pelly Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the G.S. Pelly Cemetery
- Falkland Pioneer Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Armstrong Spallumcheen Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lansdowne Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- The Lansdowne Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lansdown Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansdowne Cemetery
- Falkland Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hullcar Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Peachland Cemetery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwold Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Westwold Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Luke's / Westwold Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westwold Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Oyama Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 50.0980, Longitude: -119.3677 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |