A visit to the Drake 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 Drake Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drake Cemetery

Lat: 51.7430° (51° 44' 34")

Lon: -105.0166° (-105° 0' 59")

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of the Drake Cemetery.<2>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Drake Cemetery, with the nearest first.

North Star Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Star Mennonite Cemetery
- The North Star Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Country Church Cemetery
- Drake North Star Cemetery
- Drake North Star / Country Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212851 <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the North Star Mennonite Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the North Star Mennonite Cemetery
Lanigan Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanigan Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lanigan Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Lanigan.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Lanigan Lutheran Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the Lanigan Lutheran Cemetery
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Lanigan.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Lockwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lockwood Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Lockwood.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Lockwood Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the Lockwood Cemetery
Lanigan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanigan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lanigan Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Lanigan.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Lanigan Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the Lanigan Cemetery
Esk Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Esk Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Esk Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Esk.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Esk Baptist Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the Esk Baptist Cemetery
Esk Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Esk Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Esk Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Esk.
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Esk Lutheran Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the Esk Lutheran Cemetery
St. Mary's Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the St. Mary's Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the St. Mary's Cemetery
Guernsey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guernsey Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Guernsey Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the Guernsey Cemetery
Sharon Mennonite Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Mennonite Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sharon Mennonite Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Sharon Mennonite Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the Sharon Mennonite Cemetery
Philadelphia Mennonite Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Mennonite Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Philadelphia Mennonite Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the Philadelphia Mennonite Cemetery
Boulder Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boulder Lake Cemetery
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to the Boulder Lake Cemetery
- From the Drake Cemetery to the Boulder Lake Cemetery
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- Jansen Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jansen Cemetery
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Jansen Cemetery
  - From the Drake Cemetery to the Jansen Cemetery
- St. Ignatius / Sinnett Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ignatius / Sinnett Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ignatius / Sinnett Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Lanigan and Leroy. The cemetery lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<1> to the northeast of Lanigan.
  - The St. Ignatius / Sinnett Cemetery has also been known as:
  - St. Ignatius Cemetery
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the St. Ignatius / Sinnett Cemetery
  - From the Drake Cemetery to the St. Ignatius / Sinnett Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
  - From the Drake Cemetery to the Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
- Bethany Mennonite Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Mennonite Cemetery
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Bethany Mennonite Cemetery
  - From the Drake Cemetery to the Bethany Mennonite Cemetery
- Venn Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venn Cemetery
  - To give a relative sense of its location, the Venn Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Venn.
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Venn Cemetery
  - From the Drake Cemetery to the Venn Cemetery
- Nokomis Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nokomis Cemetery
  - Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192926 <3>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Nokomis Cemetery
  - From the Drake Cemetery to the Nokomis Cemetery
- Covenant Lutheran Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenant Lutheran Cemetery
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Covenant Lutheran Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the Covenant Lutheran Cemetery
  - From the Drake Cemetery to the Covenant Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (New)
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (New)
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (New)
  - From the Drake Cemetery to the St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery (New)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Mary's Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to the St. Mary's Cemetery
  - From the Drake Cemetery to the St. Mary's Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of the Drake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Drake Cemetery, with the nearest first.

Drake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Drake
- From the Drake Cemetery to Drake
Lockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lockwood
- From the Drake Cemetery to Lockwood
Lanigan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanigan
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanigan <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lanigan
- From the Drake Cemetery to Lanigan
Esk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esk
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Esk
- From the Drake Cemetery to Esk
Guernsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
Jansen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
Venn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venn
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Venn
- From the Drake Cemetery to Venn
Nokomis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nokomis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nokomis <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nokomis
- From the Drake Cemetery to Nokomis
Manitou Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Beach <6>
Watrous
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watrous <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Watrous
- From the Drake Cemetery to Watrous
Burr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
Dafoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafoe
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dafoe
- From the Drake Cemetery to Dafoe
Continue List (5 more) ...
- Leroy
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leroy <6>
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Leroy
  - From the Drake Cemetery to Leroy
- Plunkett
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plunkett came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunkett
- Carmel
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Semans
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semans
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Semans
  - From the Drake Cemetery to Semans
- Sclanders
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sclanders. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sclanders
  - Google driving directions:
  - From your current location to Sclanders
  - From the Drake Cemetery to Sclanders

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Drake Cemetery:

Pages specific to Saskatchewan:
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Saskatchewan
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Saskatchewan
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Saskatchewan
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Saskatchewan
About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Drake Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: https://www.saskatchewan.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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Drake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.7430, Longitude: -105.0166
<2>	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.
<3>	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.
<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>	To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Lanigan and Leroy. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>	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.