Cemetery #387856
Hellnar Churchyard
Local name: Hellnakirkjugarður
Also known as Hellnar Church Cemetery · Hellnakirkjugarður, Reykholt
6
documented records
≈ 12–23
approx. capacity (graves)
580 m²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Hellnakirkjugarður is the churchyard beside Hellnakirkja, the church of the fishing village of Hellnar in Snæfellsbær, West Iceland. The present concrete church dates from 1945.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 64.751016° N, 23.649865° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
6 memorials, A–Z by surname.
Huldís Ella 1929 – 1985 
Sigriðr Gestsdóttir 1874 – 1957 
Lárus Lárusson 1868 – 1951 - Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir 1874 – 1949
- Pétur Pétursson 1916 – 1989
Guđrún Sigurgeirsdóttir 1905 – 1984
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Búðir Cemetery 15 km away · Western Region · 11 records
- Ólafsvík Churchyard 17 km away · Ólafsvík
- Ingjaldshólskirkja 20 km away · Ingjaldshóll · 6 records
- Bjarnarhöfn Churchyard 43 km away
- Helgafell Churchyard 54 km away
- Stykkishólmur Churchyard 55 km away · Stykkishólmur
- Kolbeinsstaðir Churchyard 66 km away
- Flatey Churchyard 77 km away · Flatey
- Saurbaerjarkirkja 83 km away
- Borgarnes Cemetery 86 km away · Borgarnes
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Common questions
How big is Hellnar Churchyard?
Hellnar Churchyard covers about 580 m² (0.1 acres), about the size of 2 tennis courts. It is the smallest of the 11 cemeteries we list in Western Region.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Hellnar Churchyard is that of Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, who died on June 18, 1949 at the age of 74.