A visit to the Japanese Martyrs Roman Catholic (RC) 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 Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery
Lat: 42.9973° (42° 59' 50")
Lon: -79.2504° (-79° 15' 1")
Name Variations for Japanese Martyrs RC 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.
Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church Street RC 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 begin 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 Japanese Martyrs RC 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 Japanese Martyrs RC 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 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<1> of the Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Welland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Welland South
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pelham Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dain City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cooks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fonthill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Robinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kunda Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Feeder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeder
- Turners Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham Centre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pelham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Brookfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Former name for Brookfield:
- Brookfield Station
- Allanburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fenwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Becketts Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Humberstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Netherby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherby
- White Pigeon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Black Horse Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of the Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pelham Evangelical Friends Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarke Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fonthill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksite Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hicksite Burial Ground. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicksite Burial Ground
- O'Reilly's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Reilly's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Reilly's Cemetery
- Doan's Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is located in Pelham.
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dawdy Burial Ground
- Dawdy Cemetery
- Dawdy's Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189998 <4>
- Pleasantview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brethren In Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Overholt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Overholt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Overholt / Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overholt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230621 <4>
- North Pelham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Allanburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beaverdams Burying Ground
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boyd / Turney / Christie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Boyd / Turney / Christie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd / Turney / Christie Cemetery
- Nicholas Smith Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Nicholas Smith Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholas Smith Family Cemetery
- Rockway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brethern in Christ Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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' 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 Japanese Martyrs RC Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9973, Longitude: -79.2504 |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |