Historic Sites of Manitoba: Altona Community Cemetery (Municipality of Rhineland)

This cemetery south of Altona in the Municipality of Rhineland was established in 1948.

Altona Community Cemetery

Altona Community Cemetery (January 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Altona Community Cemetery

Altona Community Cemetery (November 2020)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Altona Community Cemetery

Altona Community Cemetery (July 2023)
Source: Glen Toews

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.08248, W97.54948
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Altona Community Old Cemetery (Fourth Avenue NE, Altona)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Sommerfeld Mennonite Cemetery (Second Street SW, Altona)

Sources:

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.

We thank Rose Kuzina, George Penner, and Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 21 July 2023

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