Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Vera. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Vera to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vera, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Vera (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Vera. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Vera:

• Websites specific to Saskatchewan
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Saskatchewan
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Saskatchewan
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Saskatchewan
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Saskatchewan
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Saskatchewan

Cemeteries Near Vera ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vera.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vera covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vera, with the one closest to Vera listed first.

• Rutland Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rutland Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Senlac.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2592624 <3>
• Pleasant View Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
• Scotstown Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotstown Cemetery
• East Manitou / Woodlawn Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • The East Manitou / Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
  • East Manitou Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Manitou / Woodlawn Cemetery
• Baldwinton Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baldwinton Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Baldwinton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwinton Cemetery
• Cut Knife Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • The Cut Knife Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Cutknife Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cut Knife Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193871 <3>
• Rockhaven Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockhaven Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2326684 <3>
• Carruthers RC Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • The Carruthers RC Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Carruthers Catholic Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Good Council Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Good Council Church Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carruthers RC Cemetery
• Carruthers Hillcrest Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carruthers Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422358 <3>
• Prairie View / Evesham Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie View / Evesham Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Evesham.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View / Evesham Cemetery
• St. Henry RC Old Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Henry RC Old Cemetery
• Long Lake Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Lake Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540686 <3>
• Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Salvador Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salvador Cemetery
  • Manitou Memorial Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Manitou Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wycollar Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manitou Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372197 <3>
  • St. Charles RC Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles RC Cemetery

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vera. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vera.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/