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A visit to the Britannia 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 Britannia Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Britannia Cemetery (FG ID #2168438)

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 Britannia Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   43.6261°   (43° 37' 33")

Lon:   -79.6784°   (-79° 40' 42")

Establishment of the Britannia Cemetery ...

The Britannia Cemetery was established in 1843.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Britannia Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Ontario:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Britannia 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 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Britannia Cemetery.

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

    • Britannia
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Derry West
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derry West came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry West
    • Meadowvale Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale Village
    • Riverview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Streetsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mississauga
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Meadowvale West
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowvale West came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowvale West
    • Vista Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Burnhamthorpe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnhamthorpe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnhamthorpe
    • Peel Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Armbro Heights
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Churchville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lisgar
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisgar
      • Erin Mills
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Mills
      • Applewood Acres
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
      • Malton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malton
      • Brampton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brampton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brampton <4>
      • Whaleys Corners
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whaleys Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleys Corners
      • Erindale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erindale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erindale
      • Port Credit
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Madoc
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madoc
      • Ridgewood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Grahamsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
      • Springbrook
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Huttonville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huttonville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonville

    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 Britannia Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Britannia 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 Britannia Cemetery:

    The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.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' 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 Britannia Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6261, Longitude: -79.6784    
    <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.









 

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