Thanks Ryan I spent yesterday pouring over maps. Who would have known the name now? Well probably everyone but me. Take care, Debi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Ong" <doric24@hotmail.com> To: <CHINA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [CHINA] Canton Cemetery > Debi, > > Canton is just the former name of Guangzhou, the big big port in > southern China (home, of course, of Cantonese food and the Cantonese > language). I regret I don't know much about the area myself, but you might > have a lot better luck looking for maps and things under the name of > Guangzhou (since that's the current officially recognized name). > > Ryan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: steamdog <steamdog@email.msn.com> > To: <CHINA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 1:28 PM > Subject: [CHINA] Canton Cemetery > > > > Hi everyone: > > > > I am a new subscriber to this list but not new to genealogy. My > > gggrandfather was a mariner and drowned at sea around 1810. He was > > apparently buried in Canton China. Now I know absolutely nothing about > Asia > > (didn't pay attention unfortunately in school). I've tried to find maps > of > > Canton but they don't seem to be easy to find. The one I found was too > > choppy and confusing. I'd like to find the area so I can view the > homepages > > associated with that area. > > > > My question is one: Where is Canton, and two: do I have a chance in heck > > to find a cemetery there? > > > > Thanks for all your help, > > > > Debi > > > > > > >