A visit to the Rivercrest 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 Rivercrest Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rivercrest Cemetery

Lat: 49.7618° (49° 45' 42")

Lon: -114.8861° (-114° 53' 9")

Name Variations for Rivercrest 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.

Rivercrest Cemetery has also been known as:

Rivercrest - Sparwood 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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 14 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> of the Rivercrest Cemetery.<2>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rivercrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

Elk Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Valley Cemetery
- The Elk Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elk Valley Sparwood Municipal Cemetery
- Michel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2455519 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Elk Valley Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the Elk Valley Cemetery
East Fernie Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Fernie Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the East Fernie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2516829 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the East Fernie Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the East Fernie Cemetery
Fernie Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515932 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Fernie Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the Fernie Cemetery
St. Margaret's Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Margaret's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298273 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Margaret's Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the St. Margaret's Cemetery
Coleman Catholic Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445872 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Coleman Catholic Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the Coleman Catholic Cemetery
Coleman Union Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322925 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Coleman Union Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the Coleman Union Cemetery
St. Annes RC Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Annes RC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Blairmore (AB).
- The St. Annes RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blairmore Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316391 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Annes RC Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the St. Annes RC Cemetery
Blairmore Union Cemetery (New)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blairmore Union Cemetery (New)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blairmore Union Cemetery (New) is located outside and to the north of Blairmore (AB).
- The Blairmore Union Cemetery (New) has also been known as:
- Miner's Union New Cemetery
- New Blairmore Union Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445875 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Blairmore Union Cemetery (New)
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the Blairmore Union Cemetery (New)
Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old)
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Blairmore (AB).
- The Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- Blairmore Union Cemetery
- Old Blairmore Union Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274934 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old)
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old)
Lille Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lille Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2512181 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Lille Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the Lille Cemetery
Hillcrest Mines Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Mines Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Mines Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2499104 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Hillcrest Mines Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the Hillcrest Mines Cemetery
St. Cyril's Catholic Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cyril's Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Cyril's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellevue Catholic Cemetery
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
- St. Cyril's RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445191 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Cyril's Catholic Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the St. Cyril's Catholic Cemetery
Bellevue Union Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Union Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Bellevue (AB).
- The Bellevue Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bellevue Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247788 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Bellevue Union Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the Bellevue Union Cemetery
Passburg Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Passburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2497047 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Passburg Cemetery
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to the Passburg Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Rivercrest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rivercrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

Elk Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Prairie
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elk Prairie
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Elk Prairie
Sparwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparwood
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparwood <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sparwood
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Sparwood
Natal ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natal
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Natal
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Natal
Michel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michel
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Michel
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Michel
Middletown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Middletown
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Middletown
Hosmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hosmer
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Hosmer
Crowsnest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crowsnest
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Crowsnest
Crowsnest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crowsnest
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Crowsnest
Elkford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkford <5>
West Fernie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fernie
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Fernie
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to West Fernie
Wycliffe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wycliffe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wycliffe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wycliffe <5>
Fernie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernie
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernie <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fernie
- From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Fernie
Continue List (7 more) ...
- Coal Creek ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Coal Creek
  - From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Coal Creek
- Corbin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Corbin
  - From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Corbin
- Crowsnest Pass
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowsnest Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest Pass
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowsnest Pass <5>
- Coleman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <5>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Coleman
  - From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Coleman
- Round Prairie
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Round Prairie
  - From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Round Prairie
- Blairmore
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmore
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairmore <5>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Blairmore
  - From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Blairmore
- Lille ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lille. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lille
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Lille
  - From the Rivercrest Cemetery to Lille

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rivercrest Cemetery:

Pages specific to British Columbia:
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of British Columbia
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for British Columbia
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for British Columbia
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of British Columbia
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Rivercrest Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

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 'straight-line' (or 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 Rivercrest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.7618, Longitude: -114.8861
<2>	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.
<3>	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.
<4>	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.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	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.