A visit to the Messines 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 Messines Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Messines Cemetery (FG ID #2625500)
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 Messines Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Messines Cemetery
Lat: 46.2493° (46° 14' 57")
Lon: -76.0248° (-76° 1' 29")
Name Variations for Messines 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.
Messines Cemetery has also been known as:
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 start 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 Messines Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Quebec:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Messines 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 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Messines Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Messines Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Messines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Messines came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messines
- Blue Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Sea came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sea
- Bouchette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouchette came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouchette
- Sainte Therese de la Gatineau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Therese de la Gatineau came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Therese de la Gatineau
- Deleage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deleage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deleage
- Maniwaki
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maniwaki came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maniwaki
- Kitigan Zibi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitigan Zibi came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitigan Zibi
- Gracefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lacroixville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lac Cayamant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lac Cayamant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac Cayamant
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Sainte Therese de Gatineau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Therese de Gatineau came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Therese de Gatineau
- Kenneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneyville
- Former name for Kenneyville:
- Kennyville
- Point Comfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alie ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alie
- Cayamant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayamant came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayamant
- Aumond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aumond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumond
- Aumond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aumond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumond
- Sainte Famille d'Aumond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Famille d'Aumond came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Famille d'Aumond
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 2 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> of the Messines Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Messines Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Notre-Dame-de-Pontmain Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Notre-Dame-du-Laus Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Messines Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.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 '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 Messines Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2493, Longitude: -76.0248 |
| <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 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. |