McTavish Grove Cemetery

McTavish Grove Cemetery, also known as McTavish Grove Pioneer Cemetery was founded in 1831.  There are 8 known burials including the first recorded in Osgoode Township. The Crown, The McLaren family and McDiarmid family owned the property during the time the cemetery was in use.   The cemetery may have been on an early road leading to Springhill Presbyterian Church when it was still located inside Springhill Cemetery. Some of the burials were moved to Springhill Cemetery.  Some grave markers remain, it is unclear whether any burials do.

Note: The exact location of the cemetery is unknown. The map location is an educated guess based on known information.

Information source(s): 

• Abandoned Cemeteries of Osgoode Township, page 1, Osgoode Township Museum
• A Detailed Glimpse of Osgoode Township in 1879, page 49 (Link)
• Strolling Through Kenmore -- Through the Years, pages 19-20 (Link)
• Glimpses of Osgoode Township 150 Years, pages 18-19 (Link)
• Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 3 (September, 1976) page 2 (PDF)
• Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum Newsletter Vol. 13, No. 3 (September, 1987) pages 4-5 (PDF)
• Pioneer Families of Osgoode Township Volume 21, page 19 (Link)
• Osgoode Township Cemetery and Church Listing, page 2, Osgoode Township Museum
• McLaren Family Files, Osgoode Township Museum
• McDiarmid Family Files, Osgoode Township Museum