Description

CEM 146-Rev_westover_united_church_cemetery

Other Known Names: Westover Methodist Church Cemetery

Street Address: 1368 6th Concession Road West

Location: Lot 30, Concession 5, Beverly

Type of Cemetery: Religious (Methodist, United), Municipal

Responsible Agency: City of Hamilton

Status for Burials: Closed for burials       Plot Plan: None

Size:         Small, 100 monuments

Fencing: Hedgerow, wire with open section Monument Types:  Flat, upright and column Monuments of: Marble and granite

Date Built: 1857

To reach the cemetery take Westover Road north from Highway #5 at Peter’s Corners. Go to Concession 6 Road that is in the town of Westover and turn left (west). The cemetery is about a 1/2 mile along on the south side of the road.

History: 

This small parcel of land was purchased at an unknown date by the Methodist community of Westover from Robert and Amanda Echlin. The date of the earliest burial in the cemetery is unknown, while the first documented burial took place in 1857. A log church was present on the site as early as 1844, with a frame building completed in 1860. The church continued to be used by the Methodist and subsequent United congregations until 1943, when it was closed. The building was moved to Rockton in 1989, where it became the village fire hall. The cemetery has been closed for several years and is maintained by the City of Hamilton.