A visit to the Colfax Cemetery ...
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 Colfax Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colfax Cemetery
Lat: 49.9443° (49° 56' 39")
Lon: -103.9624° (-103° 57' 44")
Location using the Domain Land Survey:
NW-26-11-15-W2 (Quarter-Section-Township-Range-Meridian)
Or the Northwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 11, Range 15, West of the 2nd Meridian
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 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 Colfax Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Saskatchewan:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Colfax Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colfax Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedoux
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedoux
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Francis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Yellow Grass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tyvan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyvan
- Sedley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedley
- Lewvan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewvan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewvan
- Osage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- North Weyburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Weyburn came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Weyburn
- Lang
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lang came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Weyburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McTaggart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Riceton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceton
- Lajord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lajord
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Trossachs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hume
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Odessa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
- Milestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> of the Colfax Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colfax Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedoux Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tyvan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tyvan Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Tyvan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyvan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2538397 <5>
- Francis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Yellow Grass Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rainton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Osage Community Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lang Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riceton Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Andresheim RC Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Andresheim RC Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andresheim RC Cemetery
- Mountain View Pioneer Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Saskatchewan Mental Hospital Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Saskatchewan Mental Hospital Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saskatchewan Mental Hospital Cemetery
- Green Acres Memorial Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Milestone Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Milestone RC Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Milestone RC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Milestone.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milestone RC Cemetery
- Trossachs Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trossachs Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Trossachs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trossachs Cemetery
- Fillmore Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fillmore Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Fillmore.
- The Fillmore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fillmore Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fillmore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186690 <5>
- Holy Family Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Family Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Odessa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Colfax Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9443, Longitude: -103.9624 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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. |