Cemetery #190146
Hvalsnes Churchyard
Local name: Hvalsneskirkjugarður
Also known as Hvalneskirkjugarður
47
documented records
≈ 89–180
approx. capacity (graves)
4,470 m²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The churchyard lies north of Hvalsnes church on the western side of the Reykjanes peninsula. The stone church, consecrated in 1887, serves the people of Sandgerði.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 63.990620° N, 22.736044° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
47 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Þuríður Árnadóttir 1898 – 1980 
Einar Axelsson 1882 – 1960 
Björnsson Bragi 1922 – 1986 
Eggertsson Eggert 1866 – 1935 - Björn Eggertsson 1907 – 1947
Ingveldur Einarsdóttir 1912 – 1979 
Jóhanna Einarsdóttir 1917 – 1997 
Þorbjörg Einarsdóttir 1896 – 1960 - Sumarliði Einarsson 1955 – 1973
Theodór Einarsson 1894 – 1983 
Sveinbjörn Eiríksson 1923 – 2007 
Guðmundur Eyjólfsson 1893 – 1960 - Jóhann Eyjólfsson 1914 – 2005
- Hansson Guðjón 1909 – 1994
- Aldís Guðmundsdóttir 1983 – 1983
Lára Guðmundsdóttir 1909 – 2004 
Guðmundur Guðmundsson 1925 – 2016 
Þórður Guðmundsson 1919 – 1994 
Sigurðardóttir Guðríður 1886 – 1965 
Gísli Helgason 1838 – 1914 - Þóra Hjelm 1939 – 1995
Sigríður Ingimundardóttir 1882 – 1948 
Bergey Jóhannesdóttir 1929 – 1995 
Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir 1918 – 2003 
Eiríkur Jónsson 1884 – 1940 
Agnar Júlíusson 1903 – 1979 - Rósa Magnúsdóttir 1917 – 1997
Sólveig Magnúsdóttir 1932 – 2020 
Guðríður Oddsdóttir 1873 – 1947 
Jón Oddsson 1876 – 1966 - Guðrún Ólafsdóttir 1901 – 1974
- Sigríður Ólafsdóttir 1871 – 1950
- Guðmundur Ólafsson 1874 – 1968
- Sveinbjörg Ormsdóttir 1889 – 1990
Jóhanna Óskarsdóttir 1931 – 1991 - Pálfríður Pálmadóttir 1925 – 1986
- Guðmundur Pétursson 1917 – 2002
Ómar Pétursson 1960 – 1983 - Vilmundur Rögnvaldsson 1906 – 1985
- Snjólaug Sigfúsdóttir 1927 – 2001
- Guðrún Sigurðardóttir 1841 – 1914
- Kristín Sigurðardóttir 1907 – 1976
- Bjarni Sigurðsson 1920 – 1982
- Bjarnadóttir Vigdís 1893 – 1969
- Óskar Þorgilsson 1924 – 1931
Sigríður Þórhallsdóttir 1953 – 2012 
Halldóra Þorvaldsdóttir 1929 – 2007
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Kirkjuvogur Parish Churchyard 6.7 km away · Hafnir
- Hólmberg Churchyard 8.2 km away · Reykjanesbær
- Keflavík Churchyard 8.3 km away · Reykjanesbær
- Útskálar Churchyard, Garður 10 km away · Garður · 46 records
- Njarðvík Churchyard 11 km away · Reykjanesbær
- Staður Churchyard, Grindavík 22 km away · Grindavík · 2 records
- Garðar Churchyard 37 km away · Garðabær
- Bessastaðakirkja Bessastaðir Church 38 km away · Reykjavíkurborg
- Hafnarfjörður Churchyard 39 km away · Hafnarfjörður
- Hólavallagarður Cemetery 42 km away · Reykjavíkurborg · 34 records
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Common questions
How big is Hvalsnes Churchyard?
Hvalsnes Churchyard covers about 4,470 m² (1.1 acres), about half the size of a soccer field. It is the 3rd smallest of the 7 cemeteries we list in Southern Peninsula.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Hvalsnes Churchyard is that of Gísli Helgason, who died on February 6, 1914 at the age of 75.