Port Alberni, British Columbia

Our Genealogy Helper for Port Alberni ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool that can help us with planning our trips.
• That it also helps us to understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.

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.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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

• Of Special Interest ...
  • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
  • Stories from British Columbia

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.

• Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens
  • The Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Port Alberni.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens
  • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2352254<1>
• Greenwood Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Greenwood / Port Alberni Municipal Cemetery
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Greenwood Cemetery
  • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2239879<1>
• St. Peter's Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Cemetery
  • 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 Google Maps centered on St. Peter's Cemetery
  • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2414324<1>
• Qualicum Beach Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Qualicum Beach Cemetery
  • Qualicum Beach Cemetery lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Port Alberni.
  • Qualicum Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Qualicum Beach Municipal Cemetery
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Qualicum Beach Cemetery
  • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2314510<1>
• Denman Island Cemetery
  • 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>
  • Denman Island Cemetery lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north of Port Alberni.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Denman Island Cemetery
  • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2591114<1>
• Yates Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
  • The Yates Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Parksville.More accurately, Yates Cemetery lies 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east of Port Alberni.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Yates Cemetery
  • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2234497<1>
• Continue List ...
  • Knox United Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox United Church Cemetery
    • Knox United Church Cemetery lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east of Port Alberni.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Knox United Church Cemetery
  • St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
    • St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the east of Port Alberni.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on St. Anne's Anglican Church Cemetery
    • Find-A-Grave: FAG ID #2258071<1>
  • Hornby Island Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hornby Island Cemetery
    • Hornby Island Cemetery lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the north of Port Alberni.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hornby Island Cemetery
  • Cumberland Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
    • Cumberland Cemetery lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the north of Port Alberni.
    • Cumberland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cumberland Municipal Cemetery
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on 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.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Port Alberni ...

While our initial data about Port Alberni came from various goverment sources, we have found mention of Port Alberni in old books and maps. When we do, we'll find a fact here or a snippet there. We've created the following list to keep track of the documents we found useful in adding to our knowledge about Port Alberni.

We hope that the following list of documents will be of interest to you.

Auto Trails Map of Washington and Oregon (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2006
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for British Columbia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

for Port Alberni. See our Misc Page for Port Alberni for more information.

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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/