West Amherst Cemetery

West Amherst Cemetery is a cemetery in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. West Amherst Cemetery is situated near the police station Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), as well as near the nature reserve John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area and Chignecto National Wildlife Area.

John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area

Nature reserve

John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area is a 552 hectares National Wildlife Area located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada, adjacent to Amherst, Chignecto National Wildlife Area, and Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

Chignecto National Wildlife Area

Nature reserve

Photo: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Chignecto National Wildlife Area is a 475 hectares National Wildlife Area located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, adjacent to John Lusby Marsh National Wildlife Area and Amherst. Chignecto National Wildlife Area is situated 2½ km south of West Amherst Cemetery.

Amherst station

Railway station

Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Amherst station is an inter-city railway station in Amherst, Nova Scotia served by Via Rail Ocean train. The station, which opened in 1908, was staffed by Via Rail until October 2012 when the building was closed. Amherst station is situated 3 km northeast of West Amherst Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amherst and Aulac.

Amherst

Photo: Azure, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Amherst is a city of 9,400 people in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. Amherst is the county seat and largest population centre in the Cumberland region.

Aulac

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Aulac is a Canadian community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. As of January 1, 2023 it is part of the Municipality of Tantramar which consists of the former town of Sackville, Village of Dorchester, Pointe de Bute and other rural communities. Aulac is situated 7 km northwest of West Amherst Cemetery.

Point de Bute

Hamlet

Photo: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Point de Bute or Pointe de Bute is an area in ward five of the town of Tantramar in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. The former local service district of Pointe de Bute took its name from the community but used a different spelling. Point de Bute is situated 9 km north of West Amherst Cemetery.

West Amherst Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Old Buring Ground”
Category: burial
Location: Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canada, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

45.81458° or 45° 48′ 53″ north

Longitude

-64.24253° or 64° 14′ 33″ west

Open location code

87QQRQ74+RX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 149926775

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “West Amherst Cemetery”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Amherst and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wandlyn Inn Amherst and Esso.

Nova Scotia: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Halifax and Lunenburg.

Curious Cemeteries to Discover

Uncover intriguing cemeteries from every corner of the globe.