List of cemeteries in Toronto explained

This is a list of cemeteries in Toronto.

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Armadale Free Methodist CemeteryArmadale
1885–Free Methodist
Bathurst Lawn Memorial ParkNewtonbrook
1929–Jewish
Beth Tzedec Memorial ParkWestminster-Branson
1949–4,414[1] Conservative JudaismWestminster Cemetery is located just to the west.
Bethel CemeteryScarborough Junction
1842Non-denominational
Bingham Family CemeteryPrincess Gardens
1843–1973Closed and graves moved to Riverside Cemetery. Now residential neighbourhood.
Christ Church St. James Memorial Garden & CemeteryMimico
1832–500originally Anglican; now non-denominationalStill active[2]
Christie's Methodist CemeteryL'Amoreaux
1846–1926MethodistToday in the parking lot of Bridlewood Mall.
Dawes Road CemeteryClairlea
190313,000Jewish
Duchess Street Burying Ground
(Old Scotch Cemetery, Presbyterian Burying Ground)
Moss Park~1818–1911 or 1912~263Presbyterian (1824–1911)Linked to Knox Presbyterian Church after 1824, land granted in 1797 and active up to 1840s. The 0.5 acre lot was bounded by Duchess (Richmond) Street to the north, Stonecutters Lane to the east, up to 260 Richmond Street East (Lot 5) to west and Britain Street to the north. Some 263 graves and markers were relocated to Toronto Necropolis in 1911 to 1912[3] but not all burials recovered as some were found outside the formal boundaries and found after last burials. Built over after closure and now site of commercial buildings with addresses on Richmond and Britain Streets.
Elia United Church CemeteryElia
1832–1957United Church of CanadaCemetery now parking lot but church remains on site. 20 head stones relocated to northside of church lot.
Emmanuel United Church CemeteryMalvern
1868–1933United Church of CanadaCemetery for the village of Malvern.
Glendale Memorial GardensRexdale
1952–Non-denominational
Highland Memory GardensHillcrest
1953–22,000Non-denominational
Holy Blossom Memorial ParkCliffcrest
1929–2449Reform Judaism
Islington Burying GroundsIslington-City Centre West
1807Oldest cemetery in Etobicoke.
Jones Avenue CemeteryRiverdale
1883–581Orthodox JudaismSecond oldest Jewish cemetery in Toronto.
Knox United Church CemeteryAgincourt
1844–United Church of Canada
Lambton Mills CemeteryHumber Valley Village
1909–3,271Jewish
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital CemeteryMimico
1892–19731525Non-denominational
McCowan Road CemeteryCliffcrest
1933–141Orthodox Judaism
Melville Presbyterian CemeteryWest Hill
1852–Presbyterian
Mount Hope Catholic CemeterySunnybrook
1898–76,000+Roman Catholic147 Commonwealth war graves from World War I and II
Mount Pleasant CemeteryMoore Park, Toronto/Leaside
1876–168,000Non-denominational
Mount Sinai Memorial ParkDownsview
1920–8,205Jewish
Pape Avenue Cemetery (Holy Blossom)Riverdale
1849–1930s293Reform JudaismFirst Jewish cemetery in Toronto.
Park Lawn CemeteryEtobicoke
1892–49,000Non-denominational
Pine Hills CemeteryScarborough Junction
1928–Non-denominational
Pine Ridge CemeteryHumber Summit
1845–Methodist
Potters FieldYorkville
1825–1855Non-denominationalFirst municipal cemetery, also known as the Strangers Burying Ground. Bodies mostly moved to the Necropolis after it was closed.
Prospect CemeteryEarlscourt/Fairbank
1890–Non-denominational
Resthaven Memorial GardensCliffside
1925–31,000Non-denominational
Renforth Baptist CemeteryEatonville
1838–Baptist
Richview Memorial CemeteryRichview
1853–United Church of CanadaToday within the cloverleaf of highways 401 and 427.
Riverside CemeteryHumber Heights
1892–Non-denominational
Roselawn Avenue CemeteryForest Hill
1905–5,840Jewish
Sanctuary Park CemeteryRichview
1927–Non-denominational
Secor Memorial ParkWoburn
1800s (after 1804)N/A – see NotesFamily cemetery of the settler Secor family. The Secors are Huguenots should be members of Reformed Church of France, but also married within the Dutch Reformed Church prior to arriving in the area. Today the cemetery is a park with a memorial cairn.
Sharon CemeteryEtobicoke
1845–1955MethodistThe Sharon United Church building was demolished in 1967, but the cemetery beside it remains.
St. Augustine's Seminary CemeteryCliffside
1942Roman Catholic
St. James Cathedral CemeterySt. Lawrence
1797–1844AnglicanOriginal Anglican cemetery in Toronto.
St. James CemeterySt. James Town
1844–Anglican
St. John's Cemetery NorwayUpper Beaches
1853–80,000Non-denominational
St. John's York MillsYork Mills
1816–AnglicanVillage cemetery for York Mills. Canadian van Nostrand family monument is located here.
St. Michael's CemeteryDeer Park
1855–29,000Roman CatholicOldest Catholic cemetery still in service.
St. Paul Anglican Church, L'AmoreauxL'Amoreaux
1840s–AnglicanChurch built in 1841 and burned down 1935
St. Paul's CemeteryCorktown
1822–1857Roman CatholicFirst Catholic cemetery in Toronto. Closed in 1857 and now buried under St. Paul Catholic School play yard on the south side of Queen Street East since 1959.
Strachan Avenue Military Burying GroundWest of Fort York National Historic Site
1863–1911Approximately 150 soldiers, veterans, their wives and children[4] Divided into Protestant and Roman Catholic sections
Taber HillWoburn
1250 CE (13th Century)472IroquoisBurial mound and oldest known burial ground in Toronto now part of a city park (Taber Hill Park)
Taylor FamilyOld East York
c. 1839MethodistAttached to Don Mills United Church.
Toronto NecropolisCabbagetown
1850–50,000+Non-denominational
Victoria Memorial SquareFashion District
1793–1863400N/A – Established as a military by the British Army station in York, Upper CanadaFirst European cemetery in Toronto. Abandoned and city park since 1880s, 17 markers remaining and restored in 2007–2011 and home to War of 1812 Monument.[5]
Westminster CemeteryWestminster-Branson
1926–Non-denominationalBeth Tzedek Memorial Park is located just to the east.
Willowdale Cemetery (Willowdale Methodist Episcopal Cemetery / Cummer Burial Grounds)North York City Centre
c. 1834Methodist/UnitedCemetery for the village chapel of Willowdale next to the former Willowdale Methodist Church (later United Church and finally as Seven Day Adventist 1954) that was demolished in 1956. West edge of the cemetery was removed for widening of Yonge Street in 1931 with some families relocating graves to other cemeteries.[6] Cemetery lost much of the northern end bwyond Horsham Avenue to a shopping plaza in 1950s.
York CemeteryWillowdale
1948–Non-denominational
York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery104 York Mills Road
1833–194524BaptistHeadstones are visible from York Mills Road, and lay protected behind a fence and hedge. Next door, at 106 York Mills Road, is the historic one-story church manse, now a private residence.

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References

  1. Web site: Toronto Cemeteries . May 2, 2008 . Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto) . Jan 3, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130115113444/http://www.jgstoronto.ca/index.php/cemeteries-toronto-mainmenu-backup-137 . January 15, 2013 . dead.
  2. Web site: Christ Church St. James Memorial Garden and Cemetery.
  3. Web site: Discovering the Duchess Street Burial Ground – OGS Toronto Branch Projects.
  4. Web site: The Strachan Avenue Military Burying Ground . Jan 15, 2005 . The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common.
  5. Web site: Victoria Memorial Square Historical Plaque . torontoplaques.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160418114116/http://torontoplaques.com/Pages/Victoria_Memorial_Square.html . 2016-04-18.
  6. Web site: Willowdale United Church (Cummer Church) from Yonge.