Bird River Cemetery - Bird River MB
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 50° 24.239 W 095° 44.406
15U E 305289 N 5587137
This Cemetery is at 162 Ridge Road which is off Pioneer Drive off Highway 315 just north of the Bird River Bridge in the Bird River area of Manitoba.
Waymark Code: WMMPMC
Location: Manitoba, Canada
Date Posted: 10/20/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Max Cacher
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Driving Directions:
From Highway 11 and Highway 313 just north of Lac du Bonnet, drive 20.8 km on Highway 313 to Highway 315
Turn left (north) on Highway 315 and drive 15.8 km to Pioneer Drive
Turn left (north) on Pioneer Drive for about 30 metres to Ridge Road
Turn right (east) on Ridge Road and drive 5.5 km on Ridge Road to #162 at the end of the road.
Turn left (southwest) on the driveway of #162 and drive about 100 metres.
There is a small parking area for the cemetery which is on a small ridge to the south.

There is some online information from CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project, listed here: Bird River Cemetery.

There are 36 marked graves. The oldest burial that we saw was 1916 although 4 were unreadable or undated.

The Council of the Rural Municipality of Alexander passed resolution No. 2014 361 which states that burials are no longer permitted at the Bird River Cemetery.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed

Approximate number of graves: Not listed

Cemetery Status: Not listed

Cemetery Website: Not listed
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