A visit to the Thorburn 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 Thorburn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Thorburn Cemetery (FG ID #2211875)
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 Thorburn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thorburn Cemetery
Lat: 45.5673° (45° 34' 2")
Lon: -62.5560° (-62° 33' 21")
As an estimate, the Thorburn Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Thorburn.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Thorburn 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 Thorburn 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 Thorburn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thorburn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thorburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorburn
- McPhersons Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McPhersons Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhersons Mills
- Sutherlands River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherlands River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlands River
- Micmac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micmac
- New Glasgow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Glasgow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Glasgow <4>
- Priestville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priestville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priestville
- Telford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telford
- Egerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egerton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egerton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egerton <4>
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Stellarton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stellarton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellarton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stellarton <4>
- Churchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
- Brookville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Little Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Merigomish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigomish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigomish
- Abercrombie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Blanchard Road
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Road
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Bridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Pictou Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pictou Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou Landing
- Pictou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pictou came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pictou <4>
- Granton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granton
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Thorburn Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thorburn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Castle Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- MacPhersons Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lorne Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McLellans Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- MacLellan's Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Telford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Christ the King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christ Anglican Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Harbour Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Harbour Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- French River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Abercrombie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Thorburn 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 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 Thorburn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5673, Longitude: -62.5560 |
<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. |