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A visit to the Willowbank 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 Willowbank Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willowbank Cemetery (FG ID #2201015)

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 Willowbank Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   45.0865°   (45° 5' 11")

Lon:   -64.3560°   (-64° 21' 21")

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 Willowbank 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 Willowbank 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 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Willowbank Cemetery.

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

    • Wolfville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfville <4>
    • Lower Wolfville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Benjamin Bridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gaspereau
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaspereau came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaspereau
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaspereau <4>
    • Wolfville Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gaspereau Mountain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaspereau Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaspereau Mountain
    • Melanson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanson
    • Wallbrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallbrook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallbrook
    • Starrs Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Pre
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Williams
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Greenwich
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • White Rock
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lower Canard
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Canard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Canard
      • Hortonville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hortonville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
      • North Grand Pre
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grand Pre came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grand Pre
      • Lumsden Dam
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumsden Dam came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumsden Dam
      • Davison Street
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison Street came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison Street
      • Robinson Corner
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Corner
      • Avonport
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonport
      • Horton Landing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton Landing came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Landing
      • Church Street
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Street came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street
      • Belcher Street
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcher Street came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Street
      • New Minas
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Greenfield
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Habitant
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Habitant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Habitant
      • Avonport Station
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Kingsport
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Hillaton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillaton
      • Canard
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canard

    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 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> of the Willowbank Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willowbank Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    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 Willowbank Cemetery:

    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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Willowbank Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0865, Longitude: -64.3560    
    <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>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.
    <6>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.




 

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