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 West Fernie (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 West Fernie. 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 West Fernie ...

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 West Fernie: W. Fernie

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 turn to 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 West Fernie:

• 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

Cemeteries Near West Fernie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Fernie.

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 West Fernie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• St. Margaret's Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Margaret's Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298273 <1>
• Fernie Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernie Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515932 <1>
• East Fernie Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • 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.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Fernie Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2516829 <1>
• Elko Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elko Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2522634 <1>
• Elk Valley Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • The Elk Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Elk Valley Sparwood Municipal Cemetery
  • Michel Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Valley Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2455519 <1>
• Elk Prairie Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Prairie Cemetery
• Rivercrest Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • The Rivercrest Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Rivercrest - Sparwood Municipal Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rivercrest Cemetery
• Ft. Steele Cemetery
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Steele Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Fort Steele.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Steele Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188690 <1>
• Coleman Catholic Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445872 <1>
• Coleman Union Cemetery
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Union Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322925 <1>
• St. Annes RC Cemetery
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes RC Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316391 <1>
• Blairmore Union Cemetery (New)
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Blairmore Union Cemetery (New)
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445875 <1>
• Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old)
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Blairmore Union Cemetery (Old)
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274934 <1>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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