Onslow Cemetery

Also known as Island Burial Ground , Onslow Island Cemetery

Upper Onslow, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Get directions 290 Onslow Rd
Upper Onslow, Colchester County, Nova Scotia Canada

Coordinates: 45.38257, -63.30713
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The Onslow Cemetery is notable for being one of the oldest cemeteries in Nova Scotia and for once being an island within the marsh lands, with caskets being brought to the cemetery by boat in the early spring. Thus, the name of the cemetery is frequently referred to as the Onslow Island Cemetery. Today the adjacent marshland is protected from flooding by a series of dykes. Today, access to the cemetery is via a graveled road directly off of Nova Scotia Highway #2. The Onslow Cemetery is renown for its peaceful and quiet setting, surrounded by trees and filled with the songs of birds (and the buzzing of mosquitos!).

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