The first burial in this cemetery, situated along Highway 30 north of Altona in the Municipality of Rhineland, took place here in 1890. There are five headstones containing six names.
Highway 30 Mennonite Cemetery (September 2011)
Source: Peter McLure
Highway 30 Mennonite Cemetery (August 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.14007, W97.54983
denoted by symbol on the map above
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.
Hwy 30 Mennonite Cemetery - Altona MB, Waymarking.
We thank Peter McLure and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 January 2023
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