Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. George’s Anglican Church and Cemetery (RM of Elton)

A cemetery in the Rural Municipality of Elton contains a monument, erected in 1996, commemorating St. George’s Anglican Church built here in 1901. The building was demolished in early 1986.

St. George's Cemetery

The former St. George’s Anglican Church (March 1986)
Source: Greg Esplin

St. George's Cemetery

The former St. George’s Anglican Church (March 1986)
Source: Greg Esplin

St. George's Cemetery

St. George’s Cemetery (June 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.03379, W100.02646
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.

We thank Greg Esplin for providing information used here.

This page was prepared by David Ford and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 24 January 2021

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