Where Huron County Cemeteries are located?
A Google map has been put together with GPS locations to help you find cemeteries Click Here
To purchase a digital download of any Huron County Cemetery transcription ($5 each with index) go to https://ogs.on.ca/product-category/branch-publications/huron-branch/
Huron Cemetery Table – arranged in current municipal groups. Chart includes…date opened (or earliest death on a tombstone) – this info will save you looking for burials from an earlier time. There may indeed have been an earlier burial, but there is no stone saying so. Some stones are burials earlier than when the cemetery opened – this often happened when stones were moved from another cemetery that was closing.
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | |||
Ashfield Township | |||
Christ Church Anglican | Port Albert | 1859 land purchased | 64 Drury Lane |
Dungannon | Con. 4 Lot 11 | 1871 land purchased | 36847 Dungannon Road |
Greenhill | Con. 13 Lot 12 | 1901 first burial | 86511 Lucknow Line |
Hope Methodist | Con. 14 East Div., Lot 5 | 1856 earliest death | 36249 Amberley Road, Bruce Co Rd #86 |
Kintail | Con. 9 Lot 9 | 1890 first burial | 85276B Kintail Line |
South Lochalsh | Con. 14 West Div., Lot 6 | 1853 earliest death | 35293 Amberley Road, Bruce Co Rd #86 |
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic | C Front, Lot 13 | 1853 earliest death | 84675B Bluewater Hwy, Kingsbridge |
Zion United | Con. 12 Lot 8 | 1870 | 36673 Zion Road |
Hackett’s Family Cemetery | Con. 11 Lot 9 | 36698 Belfast Rd, Lucknow | |
Courries Corners | Con.10 Lot 4 | ||
Colborne Township | |||
Colborne Township | Con. 1 Lot 3 | 1875 land purchased | 36756 Saltford Road |
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic | Con. 1 Lot 3 | 1834? | 36729 Saltford Road |
Varcoe Memorial Cairn | Con. 8 Lot 4 | 1860 – 1882 | Council Line – North of County Rd #25 |
Colborne Evangelical | Con. 1 Lot 8 | 1890 land purchased | Londesboro Rd, east of Sharpes Creek Line |
Dunlop Tomb | 81501 River Ridge Cres, Goderich | ||
West Wawanosh | |||
West Wawanosh Memorial | Con. 2 Lot 13 | 1854 earliest death | 37015 Hawkins Road |
Bethel Methodist | Con. 11 Lot 24 | 1864 earliest death | 38146 Belfast Road |
Donnybrook United | Con. 6 Lot 27 | 1862 earliest death | 38451 Glen’s Hill Road |
St. Augustine Roman Catholic | Con. 6 Lot 24 | 1857 earliest death | 84413 St. Augustine Line |
St. Helen’s | Con. 12 Lot 19 | 1854 earliest death | 86048 St. Helen’s Line |
Pioneer Cemetery (Purves) | Con 14, Lot 18 | ||
Bluewater | |||
Hay Township | |||
Fansville Abandoned | Con. 5 Lot 21 | 1864 first burial | NE corner Zurich-Hensall Rd & Fansville Line |
Hay Amish Mennonite | Con. 12 Lot 28 | 1875 | 73394 Bronson Line |
Babylon Line Pioneer | Con. 9 Lot 13 | 1864 | 72233 Babylon Line |
Dashwood Evangelical United Brethren | Con. 10 Lot 5 | 1864 | 71598 Goshen Line (County Road #2) |
Emmanuel EUB/Zurich UC | Con. 13 Lot 17 | 1855 earliest death | 72587 Bronson Line |
Exeter | Con S Boundary Lot 3 | 1864 | 39650 Thames Road W. – County Road 83 |
Hillsgreen | Con. 8 Lot 28 | 1857 | 73365 Parr Line |
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran | Con. 11 Lot 17 | 1887 | 72471 Goshen Line, Zurich |
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic | Con. Lake Road Lot 4 | 1866 earliest death | 73334 Bluewater Highway #21, St. Joseph |
Zion Lutheran | Con. 12 Lot 9 | 1864 | 71904 Bronson Line |
Zurich Mennonite | Con. 10 Lot 8 | 1861 earliest death | 71842 Goshen Line – County Road #2 |
St. Peter’s Lutheran old cemetery | Con 11 Lot 20 | 1860-1886 | 22 Goshen Line, Zurich |
St. Boniface Roman Catholic | Con 11 Lot 21 | 1871 | 19 Mary St, Zurich (Church) |
St. Boniface Roman Catholic (new) | Con. 13 Lot 17 | 72587 Bronson Line | |
Stanley Township | |||
Baird’s Anglican | Con. 4 Lot 21 | 1857 earliest death | 39254 Roman Road |
Bayfield Public | Con. BRN Lot 5-7 | 1861 | 35102 Mill Road – County Road #3 |
Bayfield Memorial | Con. BRN Lot 10 | 1851 | Mill Road – County Road #3 |
Brucefield Presbyterian (Ross) | Con. 1 Lot 14 | 1843 earliest death | 75449 London Road – Highway #4 |
Varna United | Con. BRN Lot 18 or 19 | 1859 | 75820 Parr Line |
Central Huron | |||
Goderich Township | |||
Holmesville Memorial | Con. Maitland Lot 84 | 1840 earliest death | 535 Holmes Street, Holmesville |
Maitland | Con. Maitland Lot 4 | 1858 land purchased | 35454 Huron Road – Highway #8 |
Hullett Township | |||
Ball`s Methodist | Con. 11 Lot 41 | 1857 | 82228 Baseline Road – County Rd. #8 |
Blyth Union | Con. 14 Lot 26 | 1881 | 82781 Cemetery Road |
Burn`s United | Con. 10 Lot 12 | 1860 | 41109 Londesboro Road |
Clinton Public | Con. 3 Lot 25 | 1861 first burial | 40046 Hydro Line Road |
Ebenezer Bible Christian | Con. 10 Lot 33 | 1857 | 39269 Londesboro Road |
German Evangelical Lutheran | Con. 14 Lot 34 | 1872 | 39227 Blyth Road (County Road #25) |
Hope Chapel | Con. 13 Lot 33 & 34 | 1859 earliest death | 39226 Hullett McKillop Road |
Kinburn/Constance | Con. 6 Lot 6 | 1857 | 41525 Summerhill Road |
Londesborough United | Con. 10 Lot 26 | 1856 first known burial | 234 London Road (County Rd #4) |
St. Joseph`s Roman Catholic | Con. 5 Lot 21 | 1860s | 40398 Conservation Road |
Howick | |||
Hunter Abandoned Methodist | Con. 9 Lot 13 | 1863 Land purchased | 44738 Harriston Road – Hwy. #87 |
Old Sotheran | Con. 6 Lot 19 | 1860 | On south side of Gough Road west of Fordwich |
Hayden’s Wesleyan Methodist | Con. 2 Lot 14 | 1864 | 44899 Creamery Rd west of Toll Gate Rd |
Wroxeter Anglican | Con. A Lot 27 | 1860s | At Queen Street and Church Street, Wroxeter |
Harris/Howick Baptist Abandoned | Con. 3 Lot 23 | 1875 | 45468 Creamery Road |
Wroxeter Presbyterian | Con. A Lot 27 | 1859 | At Queen Street and Church Street, Wroxeter |
Brethren in Christ | Con. 3 Lot 23 | 1884 | 45370 Creamery Road |
Clifford | Con. 18 Lot 33 | 1886 | 46302 Elora Street, Clifford |
Fordwich Public | Con. 7 Lot 20 | 1876 | West end of Station Road in Fordwich |
Gorrie Public | Con. 8 Lot 5 | 1877 | 2052 Alma Street, Gorrie |
Lakelet | Con. 16 Lot 17 | 1883 | 44924 Lakelet Road |
Redgrave | Con. 8 Lot 31 | 1882 | 46111 Harriston Road – Hwy. #87 |
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran | Con. 14 Lot 29 | 1879 | 45941 Howick-Turnberry Road |
Wroxeter Public | Con. B Lot 25 | 1864 earliest death, but Active 1900s | 43172 Harriston Road – Hwy. #87 |
Lakelet Old Order Mennonite | Con. 17 Lot 18 | 1955 | 44924 Lakelet Road |
Abandoned Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery | Con 14, Lot 28 | 1887 land purchased | 45941 Howick-Turnberry Road |
Molesworth | Con. C Lot 29 | 1860 earliest death | 43632 Amberley Road – Highway #86 |
Fordwich Presbyterian | Con. 6 Lot 20 | 1860s | On Fordwich Line & Helena Street |
Porterfield Congregational Pioneer | Con 13, Lot 31 | NE Corner of Mud Lake & Salem Rds | |
Huron East | |||
Grey Township | |||
St. Ambrose Roman Catholic | Con. 12 Lot 1 | 1915 | 84240 County Road #12 |
Mount Pleasant/Ethel | Con. 7 Lot 21 | 1911 | 85344 Mount Pleasant Road |
Knox Presbyterian Cranbrook | Con. 11 Lot 15 | 1858 first burial | 84343 McNabb Line |
Wesleyan Methodist | Con 9, Lot 20 | 1865 | Just west of 44264 Newry |
McKillop Township | |||
St. James Roman Catholic | Con. 1 Lot 22 | 1893 | 43048 Huron Road – Highway #8 |
Zion Evangelical | Con. 8 Lot 3 | 1873 earliest death | 44640 Winthrop Road – County Road #17 |
Maitlandbank | Con. 3 Lot 27 | 1879 earliest burial | 42636 Hydro Line Road |
Providence Wesleyan Methodist | Con. 8 Lot 15 | SE corner of Winthrop Rd and Maple Line | |
Scott family pioneer | Con 2, Lot 32 | ||
Tuckersmith Township | |||
Ross Free Presbyterian | Con. 1 Lot 25 | 1852 earliest death | 74836 London Road – Highway #4 |
Egmondville Cemetery | Con. 2, Lot 11 | 1846 earliest death | Bayfield St and Church St. – No 911 Address |
Harpurhey Cairn & Cemetery | Con. 1 Lot 15 | 1847 | Harpurhey Road |
Turner`s United | Con. 3 Lot 29 | 1839 earliest death | 41285 Front Road |
Huronview Cairn | Con. 1, Lot 50 | 1896 earliest death | 77722 London Road – behind Health Unit |
Morris-Turnberry | |||
Morris Township | |||
Bethel Cemetery | Con. 5 Lot 6 | 1864 earliest death | 40659 Brandon Road |
Brussels United | Con. 7 Lot 30 | 1861 earliest burial | 84227 Brussels Line – County Road #12 |
McCrae’s Cemetery | Con. 5 Lot 2 | 1862 earliest death | East end of Jane Street, Belgrave |
St. John’s (aka McCutcheon Ang) | Con. 7 Lot 24 | 1860 | 42099 Cranbrook Road |
Browntown (Jewitt) | Con. 2 Lot 14 | 1866 | near 41294 Browntown Rd |
Sunshine | Con. 5 Lot 10 | 1854 earliest death | 84757 Martin Line |
St. Michael`s Roman Catholic | Con. 7 Lot 12 | 1853 | 41138 St. Michael’s Road |
Turnberry Township | |||
Bluevale | Con. 1 Lot 29 | 1860 earliest death | 80 Bell Street, Bluevale |
Morris/ McBurney | Con. 6 Lot 4 | 1860 first burial | 42349 Salem Road |
Wingham | Con. 9 Lot 26 | 1866 earliest burial | 90397 Holmes Line or 39808 North Street West |
Mulvey`s | Con. C Lot 5 | 1863-1867 | N.W.corner of Belmore Line & Glenannon Road |
North Huron | |||
East Wawanosh Township | |||
Blyth Anglican (Potter’s) | Con. 1 Lot 41 | 1881 – 1929 | At west end of North Street, Blyth |
Deacon’s Memorial | Con. 11 Lot 33 | 1860 – 1939 | 85775 Marnoch Line |
Westfield (McVitties) | Con.4 Lot 33 | 1865 earliest death – 1940 | 83878 Hoover Line |
Blyth Memorial Cairn | Con. 10 Lot 2 | 1863 earliest death | 295 Dinsley Street , Blyth |
Brandon/Belgrave | Con. 9 Lot 42 | 1884 | 85381 London Road – County Road #4 |
South Huron | |||
Stephen Township | |||
Bethesda Methodist Abandoned | Con. 8 Lot 8 | 1869 earliest death | Babylon Line – No 911 Address |
Hick’s Bible Christian | Con. 1 Lot 2 | 1854 earliest death | Victoria Drive , Centralia |
Fairfield United | Con. 2 Lot 5 | 1850 earliest death | 69594 Airport Line |
Crediton Evangelical U.B. | Con. 7 Lot 11 | 1852 earliest death | County Rd 10, No 911 Address |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Con. SBC Lot 24 | 1823 earliest death | 69227 Bronson Line |
Usborne Township | |||
Bethesda -Bible Christian | Con. 3 Lot 26 | 1856 | 71640 Morrison Line |
Canada Presbyterian | Con. SE Boundry Lot 5 | 1862 | 70411 Union Line (Line # 10) |
Ebenezer Memorial | Con. 2 Lot 16 | 1856 | 70821 Morrison Line |
Eden | Con. 3 Lot 5 | 1862 | Corner of Morrison Line and Side Rd 5 – No 911 Address |
Elimville United/Bible Christian | Con. 6 Lot 10 | 1865 | 70359 Elimville Line |
Hensall Union | Con. 1 Lot 35 | 1852 earliest death | 40219 Rogerville Road |
Kirkton Union | Con.5 SE Boundry Lot 5 | 1900s on | 70411 Union Line (Line # 10) |
McTaggart’s | Con. 6 Lot 30 | 1853 | 40921 Oak Line (County Road #17) |
Old Methodist | Con.5, Boundary Lot 9 | 1850 earliest death | 70369 Highway 23 |
St. Paul’s Anglican Kirkton | Con. SE Boundary Lot 9 | 1855 earliest death | 70369 Highway 23 |
Thames Road United | Con. 6 Lot 10 | 1852 earliest death | 71209 Elimville Line |
Zion Methodist | Con. 8 Lot A | 1853 earliest death | 41587 Park Road |
Are all cemeteries in Huron County transcribed?
The Huron County Branch, Ontario Ancestors (OA) has transcriptions of 116 Huron County Cemeteries. This was done as part of a larger project of the Ontario Genealogical Society or OA that involved the identification and transcription of all burial grounds in the province. Hours and hours of volunteer work went into this project, going stone to stone, transcribing all wording on the stones, and seeking stones almost buried. All work was indexed. Thankfully, this work was done in the late1980s as many stones have since become unreadable. All transcriptions are available for download https://ogs.on.ca/product-category/branch-publications/huron-branch/
We transcribed all known stones with names in Huron County in the 1980’s. Much effort was put into finding all cemeteries at that time.
I can’t find a tombstone!
When the map of 1880 Huron County is examined closely, there are cemeteries noted that no longer exist. Some we know had bodies and/or tombstones moved to larger cemeteries. Sadly, some cemeteries were not maintained or were leveled before laws to protect cemeteries existed. We have heard that some families had small family burial plots on their land. Few of these are known and/or exist today. It may even be that a stone was not put up. Even though we have better laws around protection of cemeteries, cemeteries are under threat of developers, theft, vandalism, etc. Please let us an authority know if you know of problems with existing cemeteries.
Why keep these cemetery transcriptions when there are online cemetery resources now to find tombstones?
These transcriptions were done in the 1980s. Sadly, there are old stones transcribed in those years that are no longer legible. This record may be the only source of an older burial for your family.
Transcribers were asked to record all wording on the stones. Although as genealogists, we often focus on the dates provided, it was in the small print it might mention place of origin (i.e. native of Fermanagh, Ireland). Sometimes this is the only clue of county in another country.
The “maker” of the stone is usually mentioned. This is a clue to where the family might have had ties. For instance, it is worth checking why a family in Huron had the tombstone shipped from Hamilton. There could be many reasons. The verses put on stones cost more money. They were obviously important to the grieving families to put on the stone. They would have been chosen with care.
Will transcriptions be updated?
We have decided not to do updates at this point. We feel the photography of the newer stones and the online cemetery pages provide the genealogist with good data. We encourage all to participate with photographing Huron County Cemeteries to add to the Canadian Headstones https://canadianheadstones.ca/wp/ and Find A Grave and other sites.