Cemeteries & burial places

Cemeteries hold clues to family relationships and the histories of their communities. These maps bring together burial grounds, churchyards, memorial gardens, and historic resting places to help you explore those connections.

Explore by community

Choose a community, then select a marker to see the cemetery name and location details.

Cemeteries of Hamilton, Ontario

Explore cemeteries, churchyards, burial grounds, memorial gardens, and historic resting places across Hamilton and nearby communities.

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Cemeteries of Burlington, Ontario

Explore cemeteries, churchyards, burial grounds, memorial gardens, and historic resting places across Burlington and nearby communities.

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Reading the landscape

A burial place can be a starting point for understanding a family and the community around them.

Family connections

Multiple generations buried near one another can reveal family continuity and local roots.

Religious identity

Churchyards and denominational cemeteries may point toward related parish or church records.

Migration

Burial locations can show when families moved into, out of, or across a community.

Community history

Historic cemeteries often preserve the earliest settlement patterns of a place.

Types of burial places

Churchyard
A burial ground directly associated with a church or chapel.
Cemetery
A dedicated burial ground, often municipal, private, denominational, or community operated.
Pioneer cemetery
An early burial ground connected to the first generations of local settlement.

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