Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about French Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for French Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for French Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for French Creek: French Crk. (or less commonly used: French Ck. or French Cr.)

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.

Cemeteries Near French Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of French Creek.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for French Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from French Creek, with the one closest to French Creek listed first.

• St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258071 <1>
• Knox United Church Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox United Church Cemetery
• Yates Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yates Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Parksville.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234497 <1>
• Qualicum Beach Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Qualicum Beach Cemetery
  • The Qualicum Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Qualicum Beach Municipal Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314510 <1>
• Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Port Alberni.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2352254 <1>
• Hornby Island Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornby Island Cemetery
• Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nanaimo Municipal Cemetery
  • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171104 <1>
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Greenwood / Port Alberni Municipal Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239879 <1>
• St. Peter's Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Cemetery
  • The St. Peter's Cemetery has also been known as:
  • River Bend Cemetery
  • River Bend RC Cemetery
  • St. Peter's / River Bend Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2414324 <1>
• Denman Island Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denman Island Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Denman Island Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2591114 <1>
• Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194563 <1>
• Woodland Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Woodland Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2541606 <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around French Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around French Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to French Creek:

• Websites specific to British Columbia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search

• Cemetery Information and Directories for British Columbia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of British Columbia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of British Columbia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of British Columbia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of British Columbia

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for French Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/