A visit to the First Mennonite 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 First Mennonite Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The First Mennonite Cemetery (FG ID #1987761)
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 First Mennonite Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Mennonite Cemetery
Lat: 43.4445° (43° 26' 40")
Lon: -80.4753° (-80° 28' 31")
Adjacent to the First Mennonite Cemetery and just to the northeast is the Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
Name Variations for First Mennonite 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.
First Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Mennonite Church Cemetery
- East End 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.
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 First Mennonite 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 First Mennonite 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 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the First Mennonite Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alpine Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosemount
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kitchener
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Laurentian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- German Mills ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for German Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
- Former names for German Mills:
- Bleam's Mills
- Edinburgh
- Hopewell Mills
- Jewsburg
- Parkway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
- Centreville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Strasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Breslau
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breslau came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
- Rosendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Maple Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waldau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldau came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldau
- Mannheim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannheim
- Doon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
- Rummelhardt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rummelhardt came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rummelhardt
- Hagey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagey
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Conestogo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roseville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Kossuth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kossuth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Erbsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erbsville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbsville
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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the First Mennonite Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kitchener Mount Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Strasburg Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parkview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Erb Street Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cornell - Limerick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Breslau Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. James Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doon Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kinzie - Biehn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doon Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Snyder's Mennonite Cemetery
- Tobin Farm Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery
- Martin's Meetinghouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mannheim Mennonite / Latschaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hagey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion United Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 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 First Mennonite Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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 First Mennonite Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.4445, Longitude: -80.4753 |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 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. |