A visit to the People's 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 People's Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The People's Cemetery (FG ID #2180565)
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 People's Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the People's Cemetery
Lat: 46.4052° (46° 24' 18")
Lon: -63.7762° (-63° 46' 34")
Establishment of the People's Cemetery ...
The People's Cemetery was:
Incorporated in 1875
Name Variations for People's 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.
People's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilmot Peoples Cemetery
- People's Protestant 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 People's Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Prince Edward Island:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the People's 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 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the People's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from People's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summerside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerside came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerside
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerside <4>
- Sherbrooke
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherbrooke came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
- Travellers Rest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Eleanors
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Eleanors came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Eleanors
- Linkletter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Annan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ross Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miscouche
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Bedeque
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosehill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
- Fernwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelton
- Central Bedeque
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Bedeque came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Bedeque
- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Searletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searletown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searletown
- Malpeque
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malpeque came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malpeque
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malpeque <4>
- Saint Nicholas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Nicholas came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
- North Carleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Carleton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carleton
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Princetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princetown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princetown
- Bayside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinkora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinkora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkora
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corner
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 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the People's Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from People's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lefurgey Field Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lefurgey Field Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lefurgey Field Pioneer Cemetery
- Linkletter Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Bedeque United Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot Valley Scotland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bedeque Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lot 16 United Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- United Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The United Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Central Bedeque Baptist Cemetery
- United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Baptist Church Cemetery
- Lot 16 Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown United Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Freetown People's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Mark's Anglican Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kensington Peoples Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- People's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian River Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's RC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Searletown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Searletown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Searletown Methodist - United Cemetery
- Searletown United Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Searletown Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patrick's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patrick's RC Cemetery
- St. Patrick's RC Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
- North Carleton Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peter's RC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Southwest River United Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- People's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The People's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Malpeque Cemetery
- Malpeque United Church Cemetery
- Princetown United Cemetery
- Princetown United Church of Canada
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the People's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322455 <1>
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 People's Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.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 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 People's Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4052, Longitude: -63.7762 |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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. |