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Kingsclear Early Negro Cemetery

Memorials	:	37
Location	:	Kingsclear, York County, Canada
Coordinate	:	45.9232946, -66.8843806
Description	:	This cemetery was originally the lower section of the Kingsclear Kilburn Community Cemetery and contained graves of poor black Canadians. The contents of the upper section, including remains and monuments, were moved in 1964, prior to the completion of the Mactaquac Dam, to the site of the present cemetery. The lower section was left as is, with a covering of gravel fill, as the markers were originally wooden and had since rotted away. The remains had mostly been buried in blankets and very little was left. The cemetery was located close to the St. John river. Railway tracks separated the... Read More	This cemetery was originally the lower section of the Kingsclear Kilburn Community Cemetery and contained graves of poor black Canadians. The contents of the upper section, including remains and monuments, were moved in 1964, prior to the completion of the Mactaquac Dam, to the site of the present cemetery. The lower section was left as is, with a covering of gravel fill, as the markers were originally wooden and had since rotted away. The remains had mostly been buried in blankets and very little was left. The cemetery was located close to the St. John river. Railway tracks separated the sections. A monument to the cemetery was erected on the current site of the Kingsclear Kilburn Community Cemetery. Note that the map position is approximate.

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Latitude: 45.9232946
Longitude: -66.8843806

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1. Kingsclear Kilburn Community
Kingsclear, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9213560, -66.8805040

2. Mactaquac Cemetery
Mactaquac, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9396100, -66.8863300

3. St. Ann's Cemetery
Kingsclear, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9528210, -66.8576080

4. O'Ree Cemetery
Keswick Ridge, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9727600, -66.8750500

5. Dunphy Cemetery
Kingsclear, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9633620, -66.8117830

6. Scotch Settlement Cemetery
Scotch Settlement, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9847990, -66.9144810

9. Scotch Lake Cemetery
Scotch Lake, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9568800, -66.9726300

10. St Marks Cemetery
Lower Prince William, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8774700, -66.9707300

12. Prince William Community Cemetery
Prince William, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8785620, -66.9898430

14. Keswick Cemetery
Keswick, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 46.0072600, -66.8317900

15. Bear Island Cemetery
Bear Island, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9233000, -67.0241800

17. Hawkins Cemetery
Douglas, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9885900, -66.7728650

20. Gilman's Cemetery
Fredericton, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9656900, -66.7231000

21. Dayton Cemetery
Douglas, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.9773400, -66.7219600

22. Greer Cemetery
Charters Settlement, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.8605635, -66.7250258

23. Zealand Community Cemetery
Zealand, York County, Canada
Coordinate: 46.0498870, -66.9240210