Metcalfe Union Cemetery

Metcalfe Union Cemetery was founded in 1834 as the Wesleyan-Methodist Burying Ground and was originally 3/4 of an acre.  At some point, the cemetery became referred to as the Metcalfe Methodist Cemetery or Methodist Hill Church Cemetery.  The Cemetery likely changed its name to Metcalfe Union Cemetery around 1925, when the United Church of Canada was created. The Metcalfe Methodist Church stood in the cemetery when the first log building was built in 1838. It would be followed by two replacement churches, the final being a frame church built in 1853. The building was demolished around 1920. 

Information source(s): 

• Metcalfe Union Cemetery (Link)
• Metcalfe Union Cemetery Photos with Index, Osgoode Township Museum
• A Detailed Glimpse of Osgoode Township in 1879, pages 21, 48 (Link)
• Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum Newsletter Vol. 27, No. 1 (March, 2000), page 5 (PDF)
• Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum Newsletter Vol. 28, No. 3 (September, 2001), page 3 (PDF)
• Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum Newsletter Vol. 31, No. 1 (March, 2004), page 3 (PDF)
• Pioneer Families of Osgoode Township Volume 21, page 14 (Link)
• Metcalfe's Yesterdays in Story, page 20 (Link)
• The Winchester Press, August 8, 1990 'Volunteers keep Pioneer Day on track' (PDF)
• All other mentions in the Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and, Cornwall Newspapers (Link)
• Metcalfe Union Cemetery Website (Link)