Kalmakovo Cemetery - Buchanan District, Saskatchewan

Kalmakovo Cemetery - Buchanan District, Saskatchewan

The following is a transcription of the Kalmakovo Doukhobor Cemetery located 8 miles south-east of Buchanan, Saskatchewan. Rural Municipality of Good Lake No. 274. Land location: SE 30-30-5 West of Second. Latitude: 51°37.718. Longitude: 102°41.875. Transcribed October 2, 2004 by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff with Fred S. Petroff & Fred J. Strelieff.

View of the cemetery from the west facing east.

Historical Background

Kalmakovo Cemetery was established in 1899 by the Doukhobors of Kalmakovo village. After the abandonment of the village in 1919, the cemetery continued to be used by local Doukhobors until the 1950's. It is no longer in active use and is badly overgrown. Cemetery restoration efforts are currently in progress. It is privately owned.

Layout

The cemetery is approximately two acres in size and is unenclosed. There is dense scrub and brush throughout. The cemetery contains 108 interments in a single section comprised of twelve rows facing east-west. The majority of graves (103) have no marker, however, many of the mounds are still clearly visible. I have used the cemetery plot map and death certificates to identify 57 of these. The remaining 46 unmarked graves are unidentified. With respect to graves with markers, the markers are typically plain, upright marble or slate headstones. Click here for an online cemetery map.

Driving Directions

To access the cemetery from Buchanan, travel south on Highway No. 47 for 5 3/4 miles (9.3 km). Then turn east on Secondary Route No. 651 for 2 3/4 miles (4.4 km). Turn north-west on the gravel road and continue for 1/4 mile (.4 km). To access the cemetery from Canora, travel west on Secondary Route No. 651 for 11 1/4 miles (18 km). Turn north-west on the gravel road and continue for 1/4 mile (.4 km). The cemetery is on the east side of the road, behind a shelterbelt, approximately 500 yards (450 m) from the road allowance. This cemetery is on private property and permission to access should be obtained by the owners.

Transcription

Surname	Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Comments

Abetkoff *	Alexei F.	1847	Apr. 16, 1937	Died - age 90 years
Abetkoff	Avdotia	Jan. 10, 1845	Feb. 17, 1928

Bartsoff	Alexei N.	1838	1921	No Marker
Bartsoff	Anna	1845	1925	No Marker
Bartsoff	Annie	-	-	No Marker
Bartsoff	Nikolai A.	1877	1938	Died - age 61 years
Bartsoff	Stephen A.	1870	1906	No Marker

Chernenkoff	John	-	-	No Marker
Cheveldeoff	Alexei F.	1858	1944	No Marker
Cheveldeoff	Anastasia	-	-	No Marker
Cheveldeoff	Peter W.	1911	1917	No Marker

Fedosoff	(infant)	-	-	Child of Mike Fedosoff - No Marker
Fofonoff	Mrs. Fred	-	-	No Marker
Fofonoff	Mary N.	1847	1940	No Marker
Fofonoff	Polly J.	1888	1945	No Marker

Hancheroff	Anna W.	1855	1938	No Marker
Hancheroff	George G.	1869	1928	No Marker
Hancheroff	George T.	1855	1938	No Marker
Hancheroff	Lizoveta	-	-	No Marker
Hancheroff	Nick G.	-	-	No Marker
Hancheroff	Paul T.	-	-	No Marker
Hancheroff	Timothy G.	1881	1929	No Marker
Hancheroff	Tom T.	-	-	No Marker
Horkoff	John M.	1858	1938	No Marker
Horkoff	Lukian N.	1881	1938	No Marker
Horkoff	Mary A.	1861	1943	No Marker
Horkoff	Mary W.	1862	1947
Horkoff	Nikolai M.	1860	1935	No Marker

Kabatoff	Anna F.	1842	1934	No Marker
Kabatoff	Mary P.	1885	1943	No Marker
Kabatoff	Nick	-	-	No Marker
Kalmakoff	Andrew	-	-	No Marker
Kalmakoff	Wasilisa	1866	1922	No Marker
Kalmakoff	Sam	-	-	No Marker
Krukoff	John J.	1893	1955	No Marker
Krukoff	Mable M.	1904	1932	No Marker
Krukoff	Michael W.	1849	1920	No Marker
Krukoff	Nick M.	-	-	No Marker
Krukoff	Nick P.	1945	1947	No Marker
Krukoff	Polly	1874	1941	No Marker
Krukoff	Praskovia	1850	1935	No Marker

Merzuik	Mrs. J.	-	-	No Marker

Nichvolodoff	John	-	-	No Marker
Nichvolodoff	Mary	-	-	No Marker
Nichvolodoff	Metro	1860	1923	No Marker

Ostoforoff *	Evsei G.	Apr. 9, 1877	Dec. 10, 1943

Pepin	Wasyl	1845	1939	No Marker
Philipoff	Mrs. S.	-	-	No Marker
Polovnikoff *	Mavrunya A.	1894	Jan. 17, 1925	Died - age 31 years
Popoff	John	-	-	No Marker

Rebalkin	(infant)	-	-	Child of M. Rebalkin - No Marker

Strelioff	Sam P.	1926	1926	No Marker
Stushnoff	Dora	1884	1961	No Marker
Stushnoff	Nick J.	1903	1951	No Marker
Stushnoff	John A.	1884	1950	No Marker

Vanjoff	Michael N.	1842	1925	No Marker
Vanjoff	Tatiana P.	1844	1924	No Marker
Vanjoff	Walter W.	1935	1935	Child of Wasyl Vanjoff - No Marker
Verigin	Mary	-	-	No Marker

Zbitniff	John P.	1882	1952
Zurovloff	(infant)	-	-	No Marker
Zurovloff	Mrs. M.	-	-	No Marker
Zurovloff	Wasyl M.	-	-	No Marker

*Translated from Russian.

View of the north-west corner of the cemetery. Note the overgrowth.

Notes

Various sources of data have been used in compiling this information, including: marker transcriptions, cemetery plot map and death certificates. I have photos of the headstones and would be happy to share them. This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to Kalmakovo Cemetery, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.