Elk Valley-Michel Cemetery - Sparwood, British Columbia
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N 49° 44.425 W 114° 52.124
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Elk Valley-Michel Cemetery has easier access from Industrial Road, coordinates will take you to this entrance. You can see the cemetery from Michel Creek Road and there is an entrance there.
Waymark Code: WMQCDB
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 02/04/2016
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Elk Valley-Michel Cemetery though located about 2.5 km NE of Sparwood, Michel is now a ghost town just over the Alberta border.
The cemetery is approximately 5 acres in size and large trees are within the cemetery. There are two memorial walls, one installed in 2000. There are approximately 1.400 interments with the first burials taking place in 1907. The cemetery is still active and is located in the East Kootenay Regional District.
There are interesting upright headstones in the older section, with a predominance of family plots.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Sparwood
Approximate number of graves: 1.400
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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