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List of cemeteries in Toronto

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This is a list of cemeteries in Toronto.

Name Location Dates Interments Affiliation Notes Image
Armadale Free Methodist Cemetery Armadale

43°49′45″N 79°15′28″W / 43.829221°N 79.257823°W / 43.829221; -79.257823 (Armadale Free Methodist Cemetery)

1885– Free Methodist
Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park Newtonbrook

43°47′17″N 79°26′33″W / 43.788097°N 79.442537°W / 43.788097; -79.442537 (Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park)

1929– Jewish
Beth Tzedec Memorial Park Westminster-Branson

43°46′42″N 79°26′42″W / 43.778310°N 79.445050°W / 43.778310; -79.445050 (Beth Tzedek Memorial Park)

1949– 4,414[1] Conservative Judaism Westminster Cemetery is located just to the west.
Bethel Cemetery Scarborough Junction

43°43′51″N 79°16′01″W / 43.730813°N 79.266969°W / 43.730813; -79.266969 (Bethel Cemetery)

1842 Non-denominational
Bingham Family Cemetery Princess Gardens

43°41′00″N 79°32′59″W / 43.68341°N 79.54961°W / 43.68341; -79.54961 (Bingham Family Cemetery)

1843–1973 Closed and graves moved to Riverside Cemetery. Now residential neighbourhood.
Christ Church St. James Memorial Garden & Cemetery Mimico

43°37′01″N 79°29′53″W / 43.616984°N 79.498001°W / 43.616984; -79.498001 (Christ Church St. James Memorial Garden & Cemetery)

1832– 500 originally Anglican; now non-denominational Still active[2]
Christie's Methodist Cemetery L'Amoreaux

43°47′57″N 79°19′06″W / 43.799201°N 79.318229°W / 43.799201; -79.318229 (Christie's Methodist Cemetery)

1846–1926 Methodist Today in the parking lot of Bridlewood Mall.
Dawes Road Cemetery Clairlea

43°42′33″N 79°17′10″W / 43.709304°N 79.286152°W / 43.709304; -79.286152 (Dawes Road Cemetery)

1903 13,000[1] Jewish
Duchess Street Burying Ground
(Old Scotch Cemetery, Presbyterian Burying Ground)
Moss Park

43°39′13″N 79°22′12″W / 43.6535198°N 79.3700084°W / 43.6535198; -79.3700084 (Duchess Street Burying Ground)

~1818–1911 or 1912 ~263 Presbyterian (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 Cemetery Elia

43°46′02″N 79°28′33″W / 43.767333°N 79.475856°W / 43.767333; -79.475856 (Elia United Church Cemetery)

1832–1957 United Church of Canada Cemetery now parking lot but church remains on site. 20 head stones relocated to northside of church lot.
Emmanuel United Church Cemetery Malvern

43°47′44″N 79°14′22″W / 43.795535°N 79.239542°W / 43.795535; -79.239542 (Emmanuel United Church Cemetery)

1868–1933 United Church of Canada Cemetery for the village of Malvern.
Glendale Memorial Gardens Rexdale

43°44′55″N 79°36′45″W / 43.748514°N 79.612538°W / 43.748514; -79.612538 (Glendale Memorial Gardens)

1952– Non-denominational
Highland Memory Gardens Hillcrest

43°48′21″N 79°21′01″W / 43.805846°N 79.350184°W / 43.805846; -79.350184 (Highland Memory Gardens)

1953– 22,000 Non-denominational
Holy Blossom Memorial Park Cliffcrest

43°43′23″N 79°14′38″W / 43.723138°N 79.243934°W / 43.723138; -79.243934 (Holy Blossom Memorial Park)

1929– 2449[1] Reform Judaism
Islington Burying Grounds Islington-City Centre West

43°38′53″N 79°31′48″W / 43.647985°N 79.529914°W / 43.647985; -79.529914 (Islington Burying Grounds)

1807 Oldest cemetery in Etobicoke.
Jones Avenue Cemetery Riverdale

43°40′32″N 79°20′20″W / 43.675659°N 79.338922°W / 43.675659; -79.338922 (Jones Avenue Cemetery)

1883– 581[1] Orthodox Judaism Second oldest Jewish cemetery in Toronto.
Knox United Church Cemetery Agincourt

43°47′10″N 79°16′42″W / 43.786234°N 79.278363°W / 43.786234; -79.278363 (Knox United Church Cemetery)

1844– United Church of Canada
Lambton Mills Cemetery Humber Valley Village

43°40′29″N 79°31′20″W / 43.674701°N 79.522106°W / 43.674701; -79.522106 (Lambton Mills Cemetery)

1909– 3,271[1] Jewish
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery Mimico

43°37′04″N 79°31′07″W / 43.617741°N 79.518474°W / 43.617741; -79.518474 (Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery)

1892–1973 1525 Non-denominational
McCowan Road Cemetery Cliffcrest

43°44′06″N 79°14′02″W / 43.734945°N 79.233802°W / 43.734945; -79.233802 (McCowan Road Cemetery)

1933– 141[1] Orthodox Judaism
Melville Presbyterian Cemetery West Hill

43°46′38″N 79°10′49″W / 43.777284°N 79.180323°W / 43.777284; -79.180323 (Melville Presbyterian Cemetery)

1852– Presbyterian
Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery Sunnybrook

43°42′55″N 79°22′58″W / 43.715172°N 79.382658°W / 43.715172; -79.382658 (Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery)

1898– 76,000+ Roman Catholic 147 Commonwealth war graves from World War I and II
Mount Pleasant Cemetery Moore Park, Toronto/Leaside

43°41′45″N 79°23′05″W / 43.695833°N 79.384722°W / 43.695833; -79.384722 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto)

1876– 168,000 Non-denominational
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Downsview

43°43′51″N 79°28′31″W / 43.730953°N 79.47535°W / 43.730953; -79.47535 (Mount Sinai Memorial Park)

1920– 8,205[1] Jewish
Pape Avenue Cemetery (Holy Blossom) Riverdale

43°40′03″N 79°20′22″W / 43.667627°N 79.339402°W / 43.667627; -79.339402 (Pape Avenue Cemetery)

1849–1930s 293[1] Reform Judaism First Jewish cemetery in Toronto.
Park Lawn Cemetery Etobicoke

43°38′50″N 79°30′03″W / 43.647094°N 79.500954°W / 43.647094; -79.500954 (Park Lawn Cemetery)

1892– 49,000 Non-denominational
Pine Hills Cemetery Scarborough Junction

43°43′08″N 79°16′04″W / 43.719009°N 79.267731°W / 43.719009; -79.267731 (Pine Hills Cemetery)

1928– Non-denominational
Pine Ridge Cemetery Humber Summit

43°45′19″N 79°34′10″W / 43.75518°N 79.569468°W / 43.75518; -79.569468 (Pine Ridge Cemetery)

1845– Methodist
Potters Field Yorkville

43°40′13″N 79°23′13″W / 43.670363°N 79.387036°W / 43.670363; -79.387036 (Potters Field)

1825–1855 Non-denominational First municipal cemetery, also known as the Strangers Burying Ground. Bodies mostly moved to the Necropolis after it was closed.
Prospect Cemetery Earlscourt/Fairbank

43°41′04″N 79°27′18″W / 43.684563°N 79.455035°W / 43.684563; -79.455035 (Prospect Cemetery)

1890– Non-denominational
Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cliffside

43°43′06″N 79°14′36″W / 43.718458°N 79.243366°W / 43.718458; -79.243366 (Resthaven Memorial Gardens)

1925– 31,000 Non-denominational
Renforth Baptist Cemetery Eatonville

43°38′37″N 79°34′22″W / 43.64351°N 79.572907°W / 43.64351; -79.572907 (Renforth Baptist Cemetery)

1838– Baptist
Richview Memorial Cemetery Richview

43°40′14″N 79°34′30″W / 43.67044°N 79.575072°W / 43.67044; -79.575072 (Richview Memorial Cemetery)

1853– United Church of Canada Today within the cloverleaf of highways 401 and 427.
Riverside Cemetery Humber Heights

43°41′51″N 79°31′53″W / 43.697557°N 79.531488°W / 43.697557; -79.531488 (Riverside Cemetery)

1892– Non-denominational
Roselawn Avenue Cemetery Forest Hill

43°42′23″N 79°25′13″W / 43.706314°N 79.420327°W / 43.706314; -79.420327 (Roselawn Cemetery)

1905– 5,840[1] Jewish
Sanctuary Park Cemetery Richview

43°41′53″N 79°32′06″W / 43.698022°N 79.534997°W / 43.698022; -79.534997 (Sanctuary Park Cemetery)

1927– Non-denominational
Secor Memorial Park Woburn

43°45′18″N 79°13′22″W / 43.754967°N 79.222742°W / 43.754967; -79.222742 (Secor Memorial Cemetery)

1800s (after 1804) N/A – see Notes Family 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 Cemetery Etobicoke

43°43′14″N 79°36′29″W / 43.720508°N 79.608021°W / 43.720508; -79.608021 (Sharon Cemetery)

1845–1955 Methodist The Sharon United Church building was demolished in 1967, but the cemetery beside it remains.
St. Augustine's Seminary Cemetery Cliffside

43°42′39.26″N 79°14′29.14″W / 43.7109056°N 79.2414278°W / 43.7109056; -79.2414278 (St. Augustine's Seminary Burial Grounds)

1942 Roman Catholic
St. James Cathedral Cemetery St. Lawrence

43°39′01″N 79°22′26″W / 43.650278°N 79.373889°W / 43.650278; -79.373889 (Cathedral Church of St. James Cemetery)

1797–1844 Anglican Original Anglican cemetery in Toronto.
St. James Cemetery St. James Town

43°40′14″N 79°22′05″W / 43.670526°N 79.368163°W / 43.670526; -79.368163 (St. James Cemetery)

1844– Anglican
St. John's Cemetery Norway Upper Beaches

43°40′25″N 79°18′38″W / 43.673713°N 79.310449°W / 43.673713; -79.310449 (St. John's Cemetery Norway)

1853– 80,000 Non-denominational
St. John's York Mills York Mills

43°44′49″N 79°24′17″W / 43.747033°N 79.404744°W / 43.747033; -79.404744 (St. John's York Mills)

1816– Anglican Village cemetery for York Mills. Canadian van Nostrand family monument is located here.
St. Michael's Cemetery Deer Park

43°41′10″N 79°23′46″W / 43.686074°N 79.396109°W / 43.686074; -79.396109 (St. Michael's Cemetery)

1855– 29,000 Roman Catholic Oldest Catholic cemetery still in service.
St. Paul Anglican Church, L'Amoreaux L'Amoreaux

43°47′46″N 79°18′58″W / 43.796225°N 79.316204°W / 43.796225; -79.316204 (St. Paul Anglican Church, L'Amoreaux)

1840s– Anglican Church built in 1841 and burned down 1935
St. Paul's Cemetery Corktown

43°39′21″N 79°21′44″W / 43.655777°N 79.362233°W / 43.655777; -79.362233 (St. Paul's Basilica)

1822–1857 Roman Catholic First 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 Ground West of Fort York National Historic Site

43°38′17″N 79°24′33″W / 43.638183°N 79.409075°W / 43.638183; -79.409075 (Strachan Avenue Military Burying Ground)

1863–1911 Approximately 150 soldiers, veterans, their wives and children[4] Divided into Protestant and Roman Catholic sections
Taber Hill Woburn

43°45′32″N 79°14′06″W / 43.759°N 79.235°W / 43.759; -79.235 (Taber Hill)

1250 CE (13th Century) 472 Iroquois Burial mound and oldest known burial ground in Toronto now part of a city park (Taber Hill Park)
Taylor Family Old East York

43°41′36″N 79°21′04″W / 43.693411°N 79.351113°W / 43.693411; -79.351113 (Taylor Family)

c. 1839 Methodist Attached to Don Mills United Church.
Toronto Necropolis Cabbagetown

43°40′06″N 79°21′37″W / 43.668282°N 79.360259°W / 43.668282; -79.360259 (Toronto Necropolis)

1850– 50,000+ Non-denominational
Victoria Memorial Square Fashion District

43°38′33″N 79°24′01″W / 43.642638°N 79.4002°W / 43.642638; -79.4002 (Victoria Memorial Square)

1793–1863 400 N/A – Established as a military by the British Army station in York, Upper Canada First 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 Cemetery Westminster-Branson

43°46′36″N 79°27′20″W / 43.776620°N 79.455430°W / 43.776620; -79.455430 (Westminster Cemetery)

1926– Non-denominational Beth Tzedek Memorial Park is located just to the east.
Willowdale Cemetery (Willowdale Methodist Episcopal Cemetery / Cummer Burial Grounds) North York City Centre

43°46′28″N 79°24′50″W / 43.774409°N 79.413864°W / 43.774409; -79.413864 (Willowdale Cemetery/Cummer Burial Grounds)

c. 1834 Methodist/United Cemetery 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 Cemetery Willowdale

43°45′58″N 79°25′00″W / 43.766111°N 79.416667°W / 43.766111; -79.416667 (York Cemetery)

1948– Non-denominational
York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery 104 York Mills Road

43°44′43″N 79°23′53″W / 43.745289°N 79.398038°W / 43.745289; -79.398038 (York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery)

1833–1945 24 Baptist Headstones 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Toronto Cemeteries". Jewish Genealogical Society of Canada (Toronto). May 2, 2008. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved Jan 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "Christ Church St. James Memorial Garden and Cemetery".
  3. ^ "Discovering the Duchess Street Burial Ground – OGS Toronto Branch Projects".
  4. ^ "The Strachan Avenue Military Burying Ground". The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common. Jan 15, 2005.
  5. ^ "Victoria Memorial Square Historical Plaque". torontoplaques.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18.
  6. ^ "Willowdale United Church (Cummer Church) from Yonge".