Thorold in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Old Beaverdams Burying Ground (Smith Cemetery) 1801

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 29, 2025

1. Old Beaverdams Burying Ground (Smith Cemetery) 1801 Marker

Inscription.
Old Beaverdams Burying Ground
(Smith Cemetery)
1801
Designated under the Ontario Heritage Act

Erected by City Of Thorold.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.

Location. 43° 6.395′ N, 79° 13.221′ W. Marker is in Thorold, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is on Beaverdams Road near Marlatt Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1810 Beaverdams Road, Thorold ON L0S 1E6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Beaverdams Church 1832 (about 210 meters away, measured in

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a direct line); Niagara Region 9/11 Memorial (approx. 2 kilometers away); About the Glenridge Quarry Naturalization Site (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); History of the Niagara Escarpment (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Land Acknowledgement (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); History of the Site - Use as a Quarry and a Landfill (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Summit Overlook (approx. 2.2 kilometers away); Sir Edward Wentworth Beatty 1877-1943 (approx. 2.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thorold.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Griffiths House c. 1922 (was approx. 0.2 kilometers away but has been confirmed missing).

Old Beaverdams Burying Ground (Smith Cemetery) 1801 - Marker in context image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, June 29, 2025

2. Old Beaverdams Burying Ground (Smith Cemetery) 1801 - Marker in context

The marker is on a flat rock near the end of the sidewalk; between the end of the white fence and the utility pole.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 125 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.