This cemetery in the Municipality of Emerson-Franklin was established in 1900. A plaque dedicated in 2005 commemorates the first German settlers of the area.
Overstone Baptist Cemetery (September 2018)
Source: Lorna Clark
Overstone Baptist Cemetery and plaque (July 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.01500, W96.85927
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.
This page was prepared by Tim Worth, Gordon Goldsborough, Lorna Clark, and George Penner.
Page revised: 2 July 2023
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