At the northeast corner of PR 222 and 130N in the Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton, the original Breiðavík (Hnausa East) Cemetery was established in 1876 to serve the Lutheran congregation between Sandy Bar and Árnes, and was adjacent to the Breiðavík Church built across the road around 1906. While several local victims of the 1876-1877 smallpox are buried here, the earliest marked grave is that of Guðrún Jónsdóttir (?-1877), wife of pioneer Pétur Pálsson. The oldest original headstone from 1878 marks the grave of Sigríður Guðmundsdóttir (wife of Gunnar Einarsson). Due to a split in the congregation of the Lutheran Church, the Hnausa West Cemetery, at the southwest corner of the intersection, was created in 1891.
Hnausa East Cemetery / Breidavik Cemetery (June 2020)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.92044, W96.97363
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Breidavik Lutheran Church (Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Hnausa West Cemetery (Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton)
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.
Historic Breiðavík (Hnausa) Cemetery, Icelandic River Historic Sites.
This page was prepared by Rose Kuzina.
Page revised: 19 June 2020
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