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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 Pickering Friends Burial Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pickering Friends Burial Ground

Lat:   43.8554°   (43° 51' 19")

Lon:   -79.0477°   (-79° 2' 51")

Name Variations for Pickering Friends Burial Ground ...

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.

Pickering Friends Burial Ground has also been known as:

  • Society of Friends Cemetery
  • Friends 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 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 Pickering Friends Burial 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 Pickering Friends Burial 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> of the Pickering Friends Burial Ground.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pickering Friends Burial Ground, with the nearest first.

    • Pickering Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ajax
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Pickering
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Pickering Beach
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Audley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Audley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audley
      • Former name for Audley:
      • Brown's Corners
    • Dixie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Dunbarton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbarton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
    • Clarkes Hollow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkes Hollow came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkes Hollow
    • Cherrywood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherrywood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
    • Greenwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Rosebank
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
      • Rosebank Station
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Whitby
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Whitby came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Whitby
      • Macedonia Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brougham
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brougham
      • Kinsale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsale
      • Kinsale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsale
      • Port Union
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Union came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Union
      • Whitby
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitevale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Green River
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
      • Mount Zion
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Brooklin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

    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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> of the Pickering Friends Burial Ground.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pickering Friends Burial Ground, with the nearest first.

    • Brown Hicksite Friends Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Duffin Meadows Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Erskine / Dunbarton United Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Erskine / Dunbarton United Cemetery is located in Pickering.
      • The Erskine / Dunbarton United Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Erskine Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erskine / Dunbarton United Cemetery
    • Lamoreaux Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lamoreaux Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Lamoreaux Cemetery has also been known as:
      • L'Amoureau Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamoreaux Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354538 <6>
    • Hastings Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hastings Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastings Cemetery
    • Brougham Pioneer Christian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitevale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Whitevale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Whitevale United Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitevale Cemetery
    • St. John's Anglican Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. John the Evangelist RC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem United Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Salem United Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem United Church Cemetery is located between<7> the communities of Greenwood and Kinsale.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<1> to the southwest of Kinsale.
      • The Salem United Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem United Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335401 <6>
    • Sharrad Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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 Pickering Friends Burial Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8554, Longitude: -79.0477    
    <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>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>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 Greenwood and Kinsale. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.




 

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