A visit to the May Family Burying Ground ...
We aren't confident of the location of the May Family Burying Ground, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>
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 May Family Burying Ground ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the May Family Burying Ground has been estimated.
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the May Family Burying Ground
Lat: 43.1943° (43° 11' 39")
Lon: -79.2630° (-79° 15' 46")
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 May Family Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Ontario:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the May Family Burying Ground
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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the May Family Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from May Family Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Port Dalhousie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barnesdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saint Catharines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port Weller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Weller came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Weller
- Weller Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merritton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- McNab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Jordan Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Harbour
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vineland Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockway
- Beaverdams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdams
- Beaverdams has also been known as:
- Beaver Dams
- Thorold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balls Falls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Falls
- Balls Falls has also been known as:
- Balls Mill
- Glen Elgin
- Louthe Mills
- Thorold South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Colemans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans
- Effingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allanburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Horse Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Davids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the May Family Burying Ground.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from May Family Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- St. John's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Schram / Tinlin Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schram / Tinlin Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schram / Tinlin Family Cemetery
- Victoria Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Victoria Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Catharines.
- The Victoria Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Catharines Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victoria Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #639409 <6>
- William Servos Burial Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCombs Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McCombs Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCombs Family Cemetery
- Homer Anglican Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Homer Anglican Cemetery has also been known as:
- Homer Burying Ground / The Ten Anglican Cemetery
- Homer Burying Ground
- Horner Anglican Cemetery
- Ten Anglican Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Anglican Cemetery
- Christ Church Anglican Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jordan Station United Church Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Oaklawn / Jordan Station United Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386143 <6>
- Boyd / Turney / Christie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd / Turney / Christie Cemetery
- Rockway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas Smith Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholas Smith Family Cemetery
- Beaverdams Burying Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thorold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vineland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vineland Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vineland Mennonite Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Vineland.
- The Vineland Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mennonite Burying Ground
- Moyers Cemetery
- Old Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vineland Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190517 <6>
- Sterling / Clement / Sixth Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Servos Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Servos Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Servos Cemetery
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> | 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. |
| <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 May Family Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1943, Longitude: -79.2630 |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Virgil and Saint Davids. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |