Sparta Quarker Cemetery
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This burial ground at lot 19, concession 4 is found just west of the village of Sparta on the north side of Elgin County Road #27 (Union to Sparta Road). It is 275 ft X 142 ft, surrounded by a concrete fence with wrought iron gate.
Numerous old trees throughout the cemetery provide a very peaceful setting. Many graves have no markers or records. Several graves have only a rough field stone as a marker with no inscription or occasionally initials. Almost all spaces have been used whether marked or not.
In 1918 the permanent concrete fence was built. In 1950 a successful appeal was made for funds to institute permanent care. A new section, 100 ft X 142 ft on the east was purchased in 1963 but [as of the time this article was written] is not yet in use.
- Elgin County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society