Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Dawson City (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 Dawson City. 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.
Name Variations for Dawson City ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Dawson City has also been known as: Dawson.
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.
A Few Details for Dawson City ...
While it's still very early in our research, we found that:
- The community of Dawson City was established in 1896.
- It was incorporated on January 9, 1902.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Dawson City:
- Websites specific to Yukon
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Yukon
Cemeteries Near Dawson City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dawson City.
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 Dawson City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dawson City, with the one closest to Dawson City listed first.
- Hillside Public Cemetery - Old
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hillside Public Cemetery - Old. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Public Cemetery - Old is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Dawson City.
- The Hillside Public Cemetery - Old has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery - Old
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Public Cemetery - Old
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224405 <2>
- Police Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Police Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Dawson City.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Police Cemetery
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Dawson City.
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cemetery has also been known as:
- Northwest Mounted Police Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224210 <2>
- Yukon Order of Pioneers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yukon Order of Pioneers Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dawson City.
- The Yukon Order of Pioneers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dome Cemetery
- YOOP Cemetery
- Y.O.O.P, Dome Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yukon Order of Pioneers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224403 <2>
- Bet Chaim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bet Chaim Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dawson City.
- The Bet Chaim Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beth Chaim Cemetery
- Dawson Jewish Cemetery
- House of Life Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bet Chaim Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224409 <2>
- New Public Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hillside Public Cemetery - New
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Public Cemetery - New is located outside and to the southeast of Dawson City.
- The Hillside Public Cemetery - New has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery - New
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Public Cemetery - New
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224400 <2>
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Dawson City.
- The Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dawson Catholic Cemetery
- Saint Mary's Cemetery
- Sisters of Saint Ann Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224402 <2>
- Yukon Order of Pioneers / 8th Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Father William Judge Gravesite
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Father William Judge Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Father William Judge Gravesite is located in Dawson City.
- The Father William Judge Gravesite has also been known as:
- William Judge Gravesite
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Father William Judge Gravesite
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2413984 <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dawson City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dawson City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dawson City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Yukon Territory: www.gov.yk.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |