Burnsland Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 51.024870, -114.055205
County:
Record count: 22,979

Ownership: City of Calgary

Directions: Located about 3.7km from downtown Calgary, along the east side of MacLeod Trail South, and 34 Ave SE.

Background: Burnsland cemetery dates back to 1923 and includes many of Calgary’s First World War veterans. The expansive field of honor contains a cross of sacrifice which honors members of the military who died and were buried there during the Second World War.

The Calgary Heritage Authority has deemed the cemetery to be a historically significant cultural landscape that played an important part in the settlement and establishment of Calgary as a city. In 1923, Calgary was well on its way to becoming a major western center, and the existing Union Cemetery was running short of space, so new burial land was opened at 27 Avenue and Spiller Road S.E.

The cemetery was named after Pat Burns, a local rancher and meat packer, who donated the land to The City to help meet the needs of the growing city.

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• City of Calgary, Open Data, compiled by Interment.net, June 23, 2025, (22,979 records)