Oakville/St. Mary Cemetery

Oakville/St. Mary Pioneer Cemetery
In 1858, Mayor George Chisholm (1815-1874) donated five acres of land on the northern boundary of town for a new cemetery.  He was following in the footsteps of his father, Oakville founder William Chisholm (1788-1842), who a generation before had set aside land at Navy and Randall Streets to bury the dead.

The first cemetery was moved to Reynolds and Palmer Streets to make room for industry along the creek.  By 1858, the town needed that parcel for a school.  Meanwhile, St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church cemetery had reached capacity.  So graves from both sites were moved here, the Catholic section being named for St. Mary.

Early settlers buried here whose names are reflected today in street names include Morrison, Reynolds, Lyon and Adair.