A visit to the Melville 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 Melville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Melville Cemetery (FG ID #2176024)
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 Melville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melville Cemetery
Lat: 43.9269° (43° 55' 36")
Lon: -79.3266° (-79° 19' 35")
Name Variations for Melville 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.
Melville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Melville Mission 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 like to start 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 Melville 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 Melville 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Melville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cashel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
- Peach's
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach's
- Peach's has also been known as:
- Peaches
- Gormley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormley
- Bethesda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethesda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Ringwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Markham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Preston Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lemonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitchurch-Stouffville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stouffville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilcox Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <4>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lincolnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandorf
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- German Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Mills
- Green River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Altona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Wesley Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Musselman's Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ballantrae
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitevale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
- Thornhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornhill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornhill <4>
- Pine Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vivian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
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 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Melville Cemetery.<6>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peach's Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heise Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heise Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Gormley.
- The Heise Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren in Christ / Dunkard Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
- Heise Hill Dunkard / Brethren in Christ Cemetery
- Heise Hill Dunkard Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heise Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144929 <1>
- St. Philip's Anglican Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Byer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wideman Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dickson Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quantztown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Quantztown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quantztown / Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quantztown Cemetery
- Clendenen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buttonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Raymer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- First Markham Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brown's Corners United Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hagerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hagerman Cemetery is located in Markham.
- The Hagerman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hagerman East Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagerman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282263 <1>
- Hagerman West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hagerman West Cemetery is located in Markham.
- The Hagerman West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hagerman West / Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagerman West Cemetery
- Eckardt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mandaean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Anglican Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grace Anglican Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Anglican Church Cemetery
- Grace Anglican Church / Milne's Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Anglican Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269621 <1>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stouffville Cemetery
(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 Melville 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Melville Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9269, Longitude: -79.3266 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |