A visit to the Blackhead Roman Catholic (RC) Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Blackhead RC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blackhead RC Cemetery (FG ID #2605769).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Blackhead RC Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackhead RC Cemetery:
47.5239, -52.6583
The Blackhead RC Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Saint John's.
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackhead RC Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<2> of the Blackhead RC Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackhead RC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- General Protestant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anglican Cemetery, St. John's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belvedre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Petty Harbour RC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Petty Harbour / Maddox Cove Anglican Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Presentation Anglican Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anglican Cemetery, Mt. Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity Parish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Nicholas Anglican Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michaels Roman Catholic Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. John The Evangelist Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Topsail United Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bell Island RC Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Pond Faith Pentecostal Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- All Saints Anglican Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Loretta RC Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Blackhead RC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackhead RC Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blackhead
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Freshwater Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shea Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoylestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Quidi Vidi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint John's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Petty Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenvilla Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goulds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Logy Bay - Middle Cove - Outer Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Logy Bay ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logy Bay
- Middle Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Outer Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Torbay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Pond Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birchy Nap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hogans Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Portugal Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broad Cove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Phillips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Blackhead RC Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Newfoundland and Labrador:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the Roman Catholic (RC) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Blackhead RC Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the Roman Catholic Church. See their website at:
- The Catholic Church
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Blackhead RC Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2605769
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackhead RC Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |