A visit to the Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Lat: 43.3070° (43° 18' 25")
Lon: -79.8934° (-79° 53' 36")
Name Variations for Gate of Heaven 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.
We have seen the following variation for Gate of Heaven 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 turn to 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 Gate of Heaven 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 Gate of Heaven 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 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<1> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Survey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waterdown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bayview
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- Clappison's Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waterdown North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterdown North came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterdown North
- Rock Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aldershot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cootes Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cootes Paradise came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Paradise
- Hamilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- La Salle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Millgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Corktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corktown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corktown
- Millgrove Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flamboro Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blacks Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Heights
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ancaster Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ancaster Heights came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancaster Heights
- Hamilton Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Crooks Hollow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Flamborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Maywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Bartonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartonville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
- Normanhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Port Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Nelson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Nelson
- Harper Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Corners came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Corners
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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<1> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hamilton.
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971322 <5>
- Bayview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rock Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Matthew On-the-Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waterdown Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waterdown Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest of Waterdown.
- The Waterdown Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterdown Union Cemetery
- Waterdown Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterdown Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143730 <5>
- Millgrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dundas.
- The Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dundas Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154050 <5>
- St. Augustine's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Augustine's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Augustine's RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Augustine's Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Henry Binkley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marx Binkley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Marx Binkley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- The Marx Binkley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brinkley Cemetery
- Binkley Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marx Binkley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324310 <5>
- Christ Church Cathedral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Job's Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Burying Ground / Job's Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3070, Longitude: -79.8934 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |