Saint Vital Cemetery was first opened in 1937 when the grounds served as the cemetery for the municipality of St. Vital. The City of Winnipeg took over ownership of it in 1972 when the municipalities amalgamated as part of the broader ‘Unicity', which saw 13 municipalities amalgamate to form the City of Winnipeg.

The grounds offers a tranquil, park-like setting with an adjacent river walk leading into St. Vital Park. Provision is made for lawn burials, and columbaria. There is also a scattering garden.

In 1993, a Memorial Wall was dedicated on the grounds to the history of the St Amant Centre.

(Source: City of Winnipeg website [2023/08, Adapted])

Opened by the St. Vital Council in September 1937, in honour of Alexander Tod, an esteemed citizen. In 1878, his was the first family of English-speaking settlers in St.Vital.

(Source: Manitoba Genealogical Society [Adapted])

Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD13-09-10-03-E1

While the neighbourhood of Saint-Vital (or St Vital) is still recognized by the city's residents, it is now fully absorbed into the administrative framework of Greater Winnipeg.

A broad cross-section of Manitobans are buried here. Their many stories are told in a variety of local history books and newspaper accounts. Free digital versions of many of these are available online in the University of Manitoba Digital Collections. There is also a list of such books organized by district and town name on the Manitoba Historical Society's website on their page entitled "Finding Aid: Manitoba Local History Books".

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society (reference #0792), transcribed by a member or members in 1993 and updated in 2021. Also available to MGS members is a searchable online database named the "MGS Manitoba Name Index" (or MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication "Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites" (revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages).