This cemetery in the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin was established on land donated by Robert Coates. The first burial occurred in 1885.
Ridgeville Cemetery (August 2018)
Source: Alisa Ouellette
Ridgeville Cemetery (August 2018)
Source: Alisa OuelletteSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.04164, W96.98500
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.
Through the Years ... Pages From Ridgeville’s History by Emma Gilchrist and Carol Wilkinson, Ridgeville Women’s Institute, 2010, page 76.
This page was prepared by Alisa Ouellette, Tim Worth, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 January 2021
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