St. John’s Cemetery, Halifax

Also known as: St. Johns Anglican Cemetery

Established: 1839

Status: Active

Region: Canada, Nova Scotia

Denomination: Anglican, Protestant

Website: https://stjohnshalifax.ca/cemetery/

Location: 6 Bedford Hwy, Halifax, NS B3M 1C2 (View on Google Maps)

Denomination: Anglican

Date established: 1839

St. John’s Cemetery is a cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia and forms a series of cemeteries in the Fairview area of Halifax (Fariview Cemetery, Old Burying Grounds and Baron de Hirsch Cemetery).


Opened in 1839, it is the final resting place for a few prominent Anglicans in Halifax such as Sir Charles Tupper.

People Buried Here

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