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 Port Alberni (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 Port Alberni. 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 Port Alberni ...

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 Port Alberni: Prt. Alberni

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 Port Alberni ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Alberni.

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 Port Alberni covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens
  • From Port Alberni to the Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Greenwood Cemetery
  • From Port Alberni to the Greenwood Cemetery
• St. Peter's Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the St. Peter's Cemetery
  • From Port Alberni to the St. Peter's Cemetery
• Qualicum Beach Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Qualicum Beach Cemetery
  • From Port Alberni to the Qualicum Beach Cemetery
• Denman Island Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • 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.<2>
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2591114 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Denman Island Cemetery
  • From Port Alberni to the Denman Island Cemetery
• Yates Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • 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<3> to the northeast of Parksville.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234497 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Yates Cemetery
  • From Port Alberni to the Yates Cemetery
• Knox United Church Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox United Church Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Knox United Church Cemetery
  • From Port Alberni to the Knox United Church Cemetery
• St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258071 <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
  • From Port Alberni to the St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
• Hornby Island Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornby Island Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Hornby Island Cemetery
  • From Port Alberni to the Hornby Island Cemetery
• Cumberland Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
  • The Cumberland Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Cumberland Municipal Cemetery
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to the Cumberland Cemetery
  • From Port Alberni to the Cumberland Cemetery

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Port Alberni:

• 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 ...

The official website for Port Alberni: www.city.port-alberni.bc.ca/

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