Cemetery #175474
Mountain View Cemetery
Also known as Mountain View Cemetery Operations Yard
0
documented records
≈ 8.3k–17k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.414 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Mountain View Cemetery, opened in 1886, is the only cemetery in the City of Vancouver and has been owned and operated by the city since then. The first burial took place in February 1887. It covers 43 hectares west of Fraser Street, between 31st and 43rd Avenues, and includes Commonwealth war graves. Questions about visits or burials can go to +1 604-325-2646; more information is available from vancouver.ca.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 49.237935° N, 123.092477° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Ocean View Burial Park 5.9 km away · Burnaby
- Pacific Heritage Cemetery 6.9 km away · Burnaby
- Beth Israel Memorial Park 7.3 km away · Burnaby
- Forest Lawn Cemetery 7.4 km away · Burnaby
- Vancouver Cemetery 8.2 km away · Vancouver
- Squamish First Nation Cemetery 8.9 km away · North Vancouver
- Boal Chapel Memorial Gardens 11 km away · North Vancouver
- Tsleil-Waututh Cemetery 11 km away · North Vancouver
- Schara Tzedeck Cemetery 11 km away · New Westminster
- North Vancouver Cemetery 11 km away · North Vancouver
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How big is Mountain View Cemetery?
Mountain View Cemetery covers about 41.4 hectares (414,000 m²), about the same size as Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. It is the 3rd largest of the 252 cemeteries we list in British Columbia.