A visit to the Heckman's Island 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 Heckman's Island Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Heckman's Island Cemetery (FG ID #2346571)
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 Heckman's Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Heckman's Island Cemetery
Lat: 44.3817° (44° 22' 54")
Lon: -64.2497° (-64° 14' 58")
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Heckman's Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nova Scotia:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Heckman's Island 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Heckman's Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Heckman's Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heckmans Island
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blue Rocks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rocks came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rocks
- Stonehurst West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehurst West came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehurst West
- Second Peninsula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Peninsula came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Peninsula
- Lunenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lunenburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lunenburg <4>
- Masons Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverport <4>
- Indian Path
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bay
- Lower Rose Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tancook Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tancook Island came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tancook Island
- Indian Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maders Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower LaHave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower LaHave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower LaHave
- Kingsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
- Martins Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Point
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- East LaHave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East LaHave came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East LaHave
- LaHave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Five Houses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martins River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins River
- Mahone Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West LaHave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West LaHave came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West LaHave
- Dublin Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin Shore came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Shore
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin Shore <4>
- Blockhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blockhouse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blockhouse <4>
- Upper LaHave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper LaHave came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper LaHave
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 18 miles [29 km]<2> of the Heckman's Island Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Heckman's Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- First South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Seaside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Martin's Anglican Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bayview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayview Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Mahone Bay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
- Western Shore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blockhouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middle LaHave Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Barnabas Anglican Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dayspring Community Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Baptist Cemetery
- Pine Hill / United Baptist Cemetery
- United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309237 <1>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brookside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Bridgewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hebbville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newcombville Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Old St. James Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Heckman's Island Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.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 obstructions 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 Heckman's Island Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3817, Longitude: -64.2497 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |