Elkins Cemetery (Highwater)


 
  Identification
Cemetery #   1894
Caption fr.   Cimetière Elkins (Highwater)
Caption eng.   Elkins Cemetery (Highwater)
Name fr.   Cimetière Elkins, Highwater, Potton, Memphrémagog, Estrie, Québec
Name eng.   Elkins Cemetery, Highwater, Potton, Memphrémagog, Estrie, Quebec
GPS Name   Elkins (Highwater)
Location name   Elkins
  Address/Localisation
Address_1   Au nord-ouest sur le Chemin Colgan
Address_2   Environ 500 mètres à l'est du Chemin Rodrigue
Ward/Sector   Highwater County   Brome
Town   Potton GeoEntity   539
M.R.C.   Memphrémagog Church proximity   No
Region   Estrie    
  Geographical coordinates
Latitude   45.018582°  (N45°01'06.888") Longitude   -72.408522°  (W072°24'30.672")
Altitude   162 Metres  (531 Feet) Precision   Accurate positioning: ±2.0 M (±6.8 Ft)
UTM - Easting   704,182.13 Metres UTM - Northing   4,988,281.92 Metres
UTM - Zone   18 T Borden code   -
  Cadaster (Lots)
#5553838   Cemetery lot - Active
Registered Area    304,203.9 M²  (3,274,423.5 Feet²)
  Confession/Denomination
Denomination   Various/Private-Family
Parish   -
  History (dates)
Foundation   - Closed   -
First burial   1869 Last burial   1888
Parish creation   - Count date   -
Visit date   - Visited by   -
  Characterization
Area   33 Metres² (355 Feet²) Perimeter   23 Metres (75 Feet)
Position vs church   Isolated Spatial arrangement   Random (family grouping)
Columbarium(s)   - Chapel   No
Nb. of burials   3 Nb. of monuments   3
  Status
Active   No Confirmed   Yes
Classification   Cemetery/Graveyard/Churchyard Archeology/History    False
Record creation   2011/07/15 Last modification   2020/06/28
  Notes
General   Dans un champ. Terrain privé.
  Sources
 18 - JOHNSON, Steve et Maggy RAIL. Interment.net, Online library of cemetery records. Clear Digital Media, Inc. (www.interment.net), USA, 2011. [Web site], Consultation date: 15/07/2011.
 79 - FARFAN, Matthew (ed.) Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN). Quebec Heritage Web, (qahn.org), Lennoxville, 2011. [Web site], Consultation date: 28/09/2011.
 127 - FARFAN, Matthew. Inventory of cemeteries at risk, Cemetery Heritage Inventory and Restoration Initiative (CHIRI) Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network, (www.qahn.ca), Québec, 2008. [Web site], Consultation date: 18/06/2012.
 200 - NUTBROWN, Leslie. Cemeteries of the Eastern Townships of Quebec - Canada. RootsWeb/Ancestry.com, (sites.rootsweb.com), Canada, March 2009. [Web site], Consultation date: 25/07/2013.
 709 - Commission de protection du territoire agricole Québec. Cartographie - Géomatique, Application Déméter. (www.cptaq.gouv.qc.ca), 2015. Cadastre / Photos aériennes monochromes [Atlas-Web].
 1374 - Cadastre du Québec. Infolot. Énergie et Ressources naturelles Québec, (appli.mern.gouv.qc.ca), March 2019. Base de données cadastrale du Québec [Atlas-Web].
 1458 - BOULAIS, Jean-François. Cimetières de Potton / Potton's Cemeteries. Association du patrimoine de Potton / Potton Heritage Association, (patrimoinepotton.org), 2010, 40 pages. Brochure_Cimetieres.pdf [PDF Document], Consultation date: 27/06/2020.


 

 
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