Cemetery #175492
Union Cemetery
0
documented records
≈ 3,100–6,200
approx. capacity (graves)
0.156 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Union Cemetery in Calgary opened in 1890 to replace the cemetery at Shaganappi Point. It was the city's first Protestant cemetery and covers 47 acres with an estimated 21,000 burials. It includes areas linked to the North-West Mounted Police and holds 154 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and three of the Second.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 51.028779° N, 114.056705° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Erlton Jewish Cemetery 320 m away · Calgary
- Burnsland Cemetery 440 m away · Calgary
- Chinese Cemetery, Calgary 470 m away · Calgary
- St. Mary's Pioneer Cemetery 500 m away · Calgary
- St. Mary's Cemetery 650 m away · Calgary
- Queen's Park Cemetery 6.4 km away · Calgary
- Mountain View Cemetery 12 km away · Calgary
- Sisters of Providence Cemetery 12 km away · Calgary
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Cemetery 12 km away · Calgary
- Saint Paul's Anglican Midnapore Cemetery 12 km away · Calgary
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How big is Union Cemetery?
Union Cemetery covers about 15.6 hectares (156,000 m²), about the same size as Brompton Cemetery in London. It is the 14th largest of the 537 cemeteries we list in Alberta.