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A visit to the Western Bay South United Church (UC) 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 Western Bay South UC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Western Bay South UC Cemetery (FG ID #2495234)

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 Western Bay South UC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Western Bay South UC Cemetery

Lat:   47.8729°   (47° 52' 22")

Lon:   -53.0915°   (-53° 5' 29")

As an estimate, the Western Bay South UC Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Western Bay.

Name Variations for Western Bay South UC Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Western Bay South UC Cemetery has also been known as:

  • McDowell United Cemetery

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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<2> of the Western Bay South UC Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Western Bay South UC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Western Bay South UC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Western Bay South UC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Adams Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Western Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Blackhead
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackhead came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhead
  • Bradleys Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Broad Cove ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Cove
  • Small Point - Adam's Cove - Blackhead - Broad Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Small Point ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point
  • Ochre Pit Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochre Pit Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochre Pit Cove
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochre Pit Cove <6>
  • Smooth Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smooth Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smooth Cove
  • Small Point ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point
  • Long Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Northern Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Bay
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

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 first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Western Bay South UC Cemetery:

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 Western Bay South UC Cemetery:

The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

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 '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 Western Bay South UC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8729, Longitude: -53.0915    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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