Historic Sites of Manitoba: Nord Cemetery (Municipality of West Interlake)

The land for this cemetery in the Municipality of West Interlake was donated by J. H. Soli. The first burial, in 1909, was of Edwin Soli who was killed in a logging accident. The name is a tribute to a Mr. Nord, a close friend of the Soli family.

Nord Cemetery

Nord Cemetery (November 2014)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Nord Cemetery

Nord Cemetery (August 2021)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.89293, W98.22770
denoted by symbol on the map above

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.

“Cemeteries used in Eriksdale area,” Beyond Beginnings by Eriksdale Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee, 1996, page 23.

We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 October 2021

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