Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rochedale Cemetery (RM of Riding Mountain West)

This cemetery, also known as Rochdale, in the Rural Municipality of Riding Mountain West was established in 1921. It is accessible by a trail alongside an agricultural field that is only passable in dry weather.

Rochedale Cemetery

Rochedale Cemetery (June 2014)
Source: Daryl McKinn

Rochedale Cemetery

Rochedale Cemetery (August 2019)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Location (lat/long): N50.98665, W101.39238
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.

Shellmouth: Our Century, History of Shellmouth and District, Manitoba, Canada compiled by Shellmouth Historical Club, 1982-1983, page 10.

This page was prepared by Daryl McKinn and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 5 August 2019

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