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Amber Valley, Alberta

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Our Genealogy Helper for Amber Valley ...

Although we found mention of Amber Valley during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Amber Valley was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:



As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this, our Genealogical Helper for Amber Valley. 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 Amber Valley ...

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.

Amber Valley was originally named Pine Creek

  • A typical abbreviation for Amber Valley: Amber Vly. (or less commonly used: Amber Vally. or Amber Vlly.)

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 Amber Valley ...

While it's still very early in our research, we have found that:

  • Amber Valley was founded in 1909.

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Cemeteries Near Amber Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amber Valley.



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

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

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Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Amber Valley and then turned west". While Amber Valley could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Amber Valley as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.




Since confusion between is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Alberta community named Amber Valley.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Amber Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amber Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.7329, Longitude: -112.9298    






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