List of cemeteries in Toronto

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This is a list of cemeteries in Toronto.

NameLocationDatesIntermentsAffiliationNotesImage
Armadale Free Methodist Cemetery Armadale

43°49′45″N79°15′28″W / 43.829221°N 79.257823°W / 43.829221; -79.257823 (Armadale Free Methodist Cemetery)

1885–Free Methodist
Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park Newtonbrook

43°47′17″N79°26′33″W / 43.788097°N 79.442537°W / 43.788097; -79.442537 (Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park)

1929–Jewish Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park.JPG
Beth Tzedec Memorial Park Westminster-Branson

43°46′42″N79°26′42″W / 43.778310°N 79.445050°W / 43.778310; -79.445050 (Beth Tzedek Memorial Park)

1949–4,414 [1] Conservative JudaismWestminster Cemetery is located just to the west. Beth Tzedek Memorial Park.JPG
Bethel Cemetery Scarborough Junction

43°43′51″N79°16′01″W / 43.730813°N 79.266969°W / 43.730813; -79.266969 (Bethel Cemetery)

1842Non-denominational
Bingham Family Cemetery Princess Gardens

43°41′00″N79°32′59″W / 43.68341°N 79.54961°W / 43.68341; -79.54961 (Bingham Family Cemetery)

1843–1973Closed and graves moved to Riverside Cemetery. Now residential neighbourhood.
Christ Church St. James Memorial Garden & Cemetery Mimico

43°37′01″N79°29′53″W / 43.616984°N 79.498001°W / 43.616984; -79.498001 (Christ Church St. James Memorial Garden & Cemetery)

1832–500originally Anglican; now non-denominationalStill active [2] Christ Church, Mimico Cemetery.jpg
Christie's Methodist Cemetery L'Amoreaux

43°47′57″N79°19′06″W / 43.799201°N 79.318229°W / 43.799201; -79.318229 (Christie's Methodist Cemetery)

1846–1926MethodistToday in the parking lot of Bridlewood Mall. Christie's Methodist Cemetery.JPG
Dawes Road Cemetery Clairlea

43°42′33″N79°17′10″W / 43.709304°N 79.286152°W / 43.709304; -79.286152 (Dawes Road Cemetery)

190313,000 [1] Jewish Dawes Road Cemetery.JPG
Duchess Street Burying Ground
(Old Scotch Cemetery, Presbyterian Burying Ground)
Moss Park

43°39′13″N79°22′12″W / 43.6535198°N 79.3700084°W / 43.6535198; -79.3700084 (Duchess Street Burying Ground)

~1818–1911 or 1912~263Presbyterian (1824–1911)Linked to Knox Presbyterian Church after 1824, land granted in 1797 and active up to 1840s. The 0.5 acre lot was bounded by Duchess (Richmond) Street to the north, Stonecutters Lane to the east, up to 260 Richmond Street East (Lot 5) to west and Britain Street to the north. Some 263 graves and markers were relocated to Toronto Necropolis in 1911 to 1912 [3] but not all burials recovered as some were found outside the formal boundaries and found after last burials. Built over after closure and now site of commercial buildings with addresses on Richmond and Britain Streets.
Elia United Church Cemetery Elia

43°46′02″N79°28′33″W / 43.767333°N 79.475856°W / 43.767333; -79.475856 (Elia United Church Cemetery)

1832–1957United Church of CanadaCemetery now parking lot but church remains on site. 20 head stones relocated to northside of church lot.
Emmanuel United Church Cemetery Malvern

43°47′44″N79°14′22″W / 43.795535°N 79.239542°W / 43.795535; -79.239542 (Emmanuel United Church Cemetery)

1868–1933United Church of CanadaCemetery for the village of Malvern. Emmanuel United Church Cemetery.JPG
Glendale Memorial Gardens Rexdale

43°44′55″N79°36′45″W / 43.748514°N 79.612538°W / 43.748514; -79.612538 (Glendale Memorial Gardens)

1952–Non-denominational
Highland Memory Gardens Hillcrest

43°48′21″N79°21′01″W / 43.805846°N 79.350184°W / 43.805846; -79.350184 (Highland Memory Gardens)

1953–22,000Non-denominational Highland Memory Gardens.jpg
Holy Blossom Memorial Park Cliffcrest

43°43′23″N79°14′38″W / 43.723138°N 79.243934°W / 43.723138; -79.243934 (Holy Blossom Memorial Park)

1929–2449 [1] Reform Judaism
Islington Burying Grounds Islington-City Centre West

43°38′53″N79°31′48″W / 43.647985°N 79.529914°W / 43.647985; -79.529914 (Islington Burying Grounds)

1807Oldest cemetery in Etobicoke. Islington Burying Grounds.JPG
Jones Avenue Cemetery Riverdale

43°40′32″N79°20′20″W / 43.675659°N 79.338922°W / 43.675659; -79.338922 (Jones Avenue Cemetery)

1883–581 [1] Orthodox JudaismSecond oldest Jewish cemetery in Toronto. Jones Avenue Cemetery.JPG
Knox United Church Cemetery Agincourt

43°47′10″N79°16′42″W / 43.786234°N 79.278363°W / 43.786234; -79.278363 (Knox United Church Cemetery)

1844–United Church of Canada Knox United Church, Scarborough.jpg
Lambton Mills Cemetery Humber Valley Village

43°40′29″N79°31′20″W / 43.674701°N 79.522106°W / 43.674701; -79.522106 (Lambton Mills Cemetery)

1909–3,271 [1] Jewish Lambton Mills Cemetery.JPG
Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital CemeteryMimico

43°37′04″N79°31′07″W / 43.617741°N 79.518474°W / 43.617741; -79.518474 (Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery)

1892–19731525Non-denominational Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery.jpg
McCowan Road Cemetery Cliffcrest

43°44′06″N79°14′02″W / 43.734945°N 79.233802°W / 43.734945; -79.233802 (McCowan Road Cemetery)

1933–141 [1] Orthodox Judaism McCowan Road Cemetery, Scarborough, Ontario.jpg
Melville Presbyterian Cemetery West Hill

43°46′38″N79°10′49″W / 43.777284°N 79.180323°W / 43.777284; -79.180323 (Melville Presbyterian Cemetery)

1852–Presbyterian
Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery Sunnybrook

43°42′55″N79°22′58″W / 43.715172°N 79.382658°W / 43.715172; -79.382658 (Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery)

1898–76,000+Roman Catholic147 Commonwealth war graves from World War I and II Mount Hope Cemetery.JPG
Mount Pleasant Cemetery Moore Park, Toronto/Leaside

43°41′45″N79°23′05″W / 43.695833°N 79.384722°W / 43.695833; -79.384722 (Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto)

1876–168,000Non-denominational Hart Massey's crypt in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.jpg
Mount Sinai Memorial Park Downsview

43°43′51″N79°28′31″W / 43.730953°N 79.47535°W / 43.730953; -79.47535 (Mount Sinai Memorial Park)

1920–8,205 [1] Jewish
Pape Avenue Cemetery (Holy Blossom) Riverdale

43°40′03″N79°20′22″W / 43.667627°N 79.339402°W / 43.667627; -79.339402 (Pape Avenue Cemetery)

1849–1930s293 [1] Reform JudaismFirst Jewish cemetery in Toronto. Pape Ave Cemetery.JPG
Park Lawn Cemetery Etobicoke

43°38′50″N79°30′03″W / 43.647094°N 79.500954°W / 43.647094; -79.500954 (Park Lawn Cemetery)

1892–49,000Non-denominational Park Lawn Cemetery.JPG
Pine Hills Cemetery Scarborough Junction

43°43′08″N79°16′04″W / 43.719009°N 79.267731°W / 43.719009; -79.267731 (Pine Hills Cemetery)

1928–Non-denominational Pine Hills Cemetery.JPG
Pine Ridge Cemetery Humber Summit

43°45′19″N79°34′10″W / 43.75518°N 79.569468°W / 43.75518; -79.569468 (Pine Ridge Cemetery)

1845–Methodist Pine Ridge Cemetery.JPG
Potters Field Yorkville

43°40′13″N79°23′13″W / 43.670363°N 79.387036°W / 43.670363; -79.387036 (Potters Field)

1825–1855Non-denominationalFirst municipal cemetery, also known as the Strangers Burying Ground. Bodies mostly moved to the Necropolis after it was closed.
Prospect Cemetery Earlscourt/Fairbank

43°41′04″N79°27′18″W / 43.684563°N 79.455035°W / 43.684563; -79.455035 (Prospect Cemetery)

1890–Non-denominational Prospect Cemetery.JPG
Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cliffside

43°43′06″N79°14′36″W / 43.718458°N 79.243366°W / 43.718458; -79.243366 (Resthaven Memorial Gardens)

1925–31,000Non-denominational Resthaven, Toronto.JPG
Renforth Baptist Cemetery Eatonville

43°38′37″N79°34′22″W / 43.64351°N 79.572907°W / 43.64351; -79.572907 (Renforth Baptist Cemetery)

1838–Baptist
Richview Memorial Cemetery Richview

43°40′14″N79°34′30″W / 43.67044°N 79.575072°W / 43.67044; -79.575072 (Richview Memorial Cemetery)

1853–United Church of CanadaToday within the cloverleaf of highways 401 and 427.
Riverside Cemetery Humber Heights

43°41′51″N79°31′53″W / 43.697557°N 79.531488°W / 43.697557; -79.531488 (Riverside Cemetery)

1892–Non-denominational Riverside Cemetery, Toronto.JPG
Roselawn Avenue Cemetery Forest Hill

43°42′23″N79°25′13″W / 43.706314°N 79.420327°W / 43.706314; -79.420327 (Roselawn Cemetery)

1905–5,840 [1] Jewish
Sanctuary Park Cemetery Richview

43°41′53″N79°32′06″W / 43.698022°N 79.534997°W / 43.698022; -79.534997 (Sanctuary Park Cemetery)

1927–Non-denominational Sanctuary Cemetery, Toronto.JPG
Secor Memorial Park Woburn

43°45′18″N79°13′22″W / 43.754967°N 79.222742°W / 43.754967; -79.222742 (Secor Memorial Cemetery)

1800s (after 1804)N/A – see NotesFamily cemetery of the settler Secor family. The Secors are Huguenots should be members of Reformed Church of France, but also married within the Dutch Reformed Church prior to arriving in the area. Today the cemetery is a park with a memorial cairn.
Sharon Cemetery Etobicoke

43°43′14″N79°36′29″W / 43.720508°N 79.608021°W / 43.720508; -79.608021 (Sharon Cemetery)

1845–1955MethodistThe Sharon United Church building was demolished in 1967, but the cemetery beside it remains.
St. Augustine's Seminary Cemetery Cliffside

43°42′39.26″N79°14′29.14″W / 43.7109056°N 79.2414278°W / 43.7109056; -79.2414278 (St. Augustine's Seminary Burial Grounds)

1942Roman Catholic St. Augustine's Seminary Cemetery, Scarborough, Ontario.jpg
St. James Cathedral Cemetery St. Lawrence

43°39′01″N79°22′26″W / 43.650278°N 79.373889°W / 43.650278; -79.373889 (Cathedral Church of St. James Cemetery)

1797–1844AnglicanOriginal Anglican cemetery in Toronto.
St. James Cemetery St. James Town

43°40′14″N79°22′05″W / 43.670526°N 79.368163°W / 43.670526; -79.368163 (St. James Cemetery)

1844–Anglican St James Cemetery.JPG
St. John's Cemetery Norway Upper Beaches

43°40′25″N79°18′38″W / 43.673713°N 79.310449°W / 43.673713; -79.310449 (St. John's Cemetery Norway)

1853–80,000Non-denominational St John's Norway.jpg
St. John's York Mills York Mills

43°44′49″N79°24′17″W / 43.747033°N 79.404744°W / 43.747033; -79.404744 (St. John's York Mills)

1816–AnglicanVillage cemetery for York Mills. Canadian van Nostrand family monument is located here. St. John's York Mills cemetery.JPG
St. Michael's Cemetery Deer Park

43°41′10″N79°23′46″W / 43.686074°N 79.396109°W / 43.686074; -79.396109 (St. Michael's Cemetery)

1855–29,000Roman CatholicOldest Catholic cemetery still in service. St Michaels Cemetery, Toronto.JPG
St. Paul Anglican Church, L'Amoreaux L'Amoreaux

43°47′46″N79°18′58″W / 43.796225°N 79.316204°W / 43.796225; -79.316204 (St. Paul Anglican Church, L'Amoreaux)

1840s–AnglicanChurch built in 1841 and burned down 1935 St. Paul Anglican Church, L'Amoreaux cemetery.JPG
St. Paul's Cemetery Corktown

43°39′21″N79°21′44″W / 43.655777°N 79.362233°W / 43.655777; -79.362233 (St. Paul's Basilica)

1822–1857Roman CatholicFirst Catholic cemetery in Toronto. Closed in 1857 and now buried under St. Paul Catholic School play yard on the south side of Queen Street East since 1959.
Strachan Avenue Military Burying GroundWest of Fort York National Historic Site

43°38′17″N79°24′33″W / 43.638183°N 79.409075°W / 43.638183; -79.409075 (Strachan Avenue Military Burying Ground)

1863–1911Approximately 150 soldiers, veterans, their wives and children [4] Divided into Protestant and Roman Catholic sections Strachan Avenue Military Burying Ground.jpg
Taber Hill Woburn

43°45′32″N79°14′06″W / 43.759°N 79.235°W / 43.759; -79.235 (Taber Hill)

1250 CE (13th Century)472IroquoisBurial mound and oldest known burial ground in Toronto now part of a city park (Taber Hill Park) Taber Hill.JPG
Taylor Family Old East York

43°41′36″N79°21′04″W / 43.693411°N 79.351113°W / 43.693411; -79.351113 (Taylor Family)

c. 1839MethodistAttached to Don Mills United Church. Taylor Family Cemetery.JPG
Toronto Necropolis Cabbagetown

43°40′06″N79°21′37″W / 43.668282°N 79.360259°W / 43.668282; -79.360259 (Toronto Necropolis)

1850–50,000+Non-denominational Toronto Necropolis.JPG
Victoria Memorial Square Fashion District

43°38′33″N79°24′01″W / 43.642638°N 79.4002°W / 43.642638; -79.4002 (Victoria Memorial Square)

1793–1863400N/A – Established as a military by the British Army station in York, Upper CanadaFirst European cemetery in Toronto. Abandoned and city park since 1880s, 17 markers remaining and restored in 2007–2011 and home to War of 1812 Monument. [5] Victoria Memorial Square.JPG
Westminster Cemetery Westminster-Branson

43°46′36″N79°27′20″W / 43.776620°N 79.455430°W / 43.776620; -79.455430 (Westminster Cemetery)

1926–Non-denominationalBeth Tzedek Memorial Park is located just to the east.
Willowdale Cemetery (Willowdale Methodist Episcopal Cemetery / Cummer Burial Grounds) North York City Centre

43°46′28″N79°24′50″W / 43.774409°N 79.413864°W / 43.774409; -79.413864 (Willowdale Cemetery/Cummer Burial Grounds)

c. 1834Methodist/UnitedCemetery for the village chapel of Willowdale next to the former Willowdale Methodist Church (later United Church and finally as Seven Day Adventist 1954) that was demolished in 1956. West edge of the cemetery was removed for widening of Yonge Street in 1931 with some families relocating graves to other cemeteries. [6] Cemetery lost much of the northern end bwyond Horsham Avenue to a shopping plaza in 1950s. Willowdale Cemetery.JPG
York Cemetery Willowdale

43°45′58″N79°25′00″W / 43.766111°N 79.416667°W / 43.766111; -79.416667 (York Cemetery)

1948–Non-denominational York Cemetery photo by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg
York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery104 York Mills Road

43°44′43″N79°23′53″W / 43.745289°N 79.398038°W / 43.745289; -79.398038 (York Mills Baptist Church Cemetery)

1833–194524BaptistHeadstones are visible from York Mills Road, and lay protected behind a fence and hedge. Next door, at 106 York Mills Road, is the historic one-story church manse, now a private residence.

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