Thrums Doukhobor Cemetery - Thrums, British Columbia - Worldwide Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

Thrums Doukhobor Cemetery is very traditional in its practices and some of the remaining headstones are in Russian. This cemetery is on private property and over grown. There are a few headstones that are still visable and wood or metal enclosers still remain though some have fallen or leaning. At this cemetery is a plaque commemorating the Centennial of the Doukhobor Migration to Canada.

Thrums Cemetery was established in 1912 by Thrums Doukhobors belonging to the Independent Doukhobor Society. After 1940, the cemetery continued to be used by local Doukhobors belonging to the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ ("USCC") until the 1970's. It is no longer in active use and is badly overgrown. It is privately owned by the USCC Cemetery Association.

The cemetery is approximately one acre in size and is not enclosed. There is dense scrub, brush and trees throughout. The cemetery contains approximately 150 interments in a single section comprised of seven rows facing east-west. The majority of graves (110) have no marker, however, many of the mounds are still clearly visible. Twenty-five of these are identified. The remaining 85 or so unmarked graves are unidentified.

With respect to graves with markers, the markers are typically plain slate, marble or concrete upright headstones or flat markers set flush to the ground.

City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Castlegar, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Approximate number of graves: 85 Cemetery Status: Inactive Maintained Cemetery Website: [Web Link]

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