A visit to the Grand Rapids Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Grand Rapids Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grand Rapids Cemetery

Lat:   53.1668°   (53° 10' 0")

Lon:   -99.2690°   (-99° 16' 8")

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Grand Rapids Cemetery:

• Pages specific to Manitoba:
  • Cyndi's List
  • Family Search
• Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • From Cyndi's List:
  • Cemeteries of Manitoba
  • From FamilySearch:
  • Cemeteries Wiki for Manitoba
• About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • Although we don't have a link to the Grand Rapids Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
  • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 5 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Grand Rapids Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grand Rapids Cemetery, with the nearest first.

• Hybord
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybord
• Grand Rapids
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
• Grand Rapids 33
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids 33 came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids 33
• Easterville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterville
• Denbeigh Point
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbeigh Point

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Grand Rapids Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.1668, Longitude: -99.2690
<2>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.