A visit to the Ross Bay 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 Ross Bay Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ross Bay Cemetery (FG ID #639348).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Ross Bay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ross Bay Cemetery:
48.4114, -123.3405
The Ross Bay Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Victoria.
Open a Google Map centered on the Ross Bay Cemetery.
Establishment of the Ross Bay Cemetery ...
The Ross Bay Cemetery was established in 1872.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> of the Ross Bay Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Bay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Congregation Emanu-El Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quadra Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Veteran's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Oak Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hatley Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colwood Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Stephen's Anglican Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sooke Harbour Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Knox Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Muir Family Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sooke Millenium Memorial Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lopez Union Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- The Ocean View Cemetery is located in Clallam County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Angeles Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Angeles Cemetery is located in Clallam County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Angeles Cemetery
- Shaw Island Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Clallam County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Sequim View Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Sequim View Cemetery is located in Clallam County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequim View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ross Bay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ross Bay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Victoria
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cadboro Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gordon Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- View Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Langford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prospect Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Metchosin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keating
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Malahat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saanichton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brentwood Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- False Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Saanich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bamberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milnes Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saseenos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saseenos
- East Sooke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Argyle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roche Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friday Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leechtown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ross Bay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ross Bay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ross Bay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to British Columbia:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Ross Bay Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #639348
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ross Bay Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |