Established in 1885 and owned and managed by the City of Winkler, the cemetery contains a broad cross-section of former residents of the area and beyond.

(Source: City of Winkler website)

The cemetery includes some stones which were taken from the Haskett Village Cemetery and, as far as is known, the remains are still at Haskett.

Also, in Section E, Row 13, there is a special plaque that reads "In memory of God's children who have died prematurely; whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me"

(Source: Manitoba Genealogical Society [Adapted])

Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD15-32-02-04-W1

Though owned and operated by the City of Winkler, the cemetery is outside its jurisdictional boundaries being situated in the adjoining and surrounding Rural Municipality of Stanley

A part of the town's story and those of its inhabitants from the early days of European settlement through roughly 1982 is told in the volume "A History of Winkler, A History of the Town of Winkler, Manitoba - 1892-1973", and in the related volume entitled "Winkler: A Proud Heritage".

Free digital versions of these and many other Manitoba local history books can be found 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 #1242), transcribed by a member or members in 1996. 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).