A congregation called "Gudbands" was formed in One-Six on April 8, 1900. by the Rev. Jonas, A. Sigurdson, a Lutheran minister of Akra, ND, USA. The congregation was not able to build a church or hire a resident minister, so the hall was used to hold services conducted by travelling ministers.

In 1900, the first thought of the congregation was to select a plot for a cemetery. The spot chosen was on SE-21-1-6 in the S.E. corner. It was divided into plots and the first person laid to rest there was one of the homesteaders, Arni Arnason in 1902.

In about 1940, a strip of summer fallow on the west and north sides was planted with trees. J. B. Johnson was instrumental in securing the trees while John Hunfiord supervised the planting and the cultivation of these trees.

The Gudbands congregation appointed a committee to care for the cemetery and the repairs to the fence and the mowing of the grass have been done by voluntary labour. The Ladies "Fjolan" has contributed to the cost of repairs to the fence. 

(Source: Our 1-6 Heritage - A History of Deer Creek - Lindal - Elk Creek - Diamond, pp 95f [Adapted])

The Evangelical and Reform Church, operational from 1900 through 1962, is located across the road from the cemetery. The Icelandic Lutheran Icelandic Lutheran Congregation (Gudbands) served the Township 1 - Range 6 area.

(Source: Manitoba Genealogical Society [Adapted])

Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD01-21-01-06-W1

In the Rural Municipality of Stanley

As noted above, part of the story of the town and its inhabitants from the early days of European settlement through roughly 1976 is told in the volume "Our 1-6 Heritage - A History of Deer Creek - Lindal - Elk Creek - Diamond", especially starting on page 93. A free digital version of this 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, as transcribed by a member or members in 1989 and updated in 1991. Also available to MGS members is a searchable online database named the MGS Manitoba Name Index (or MANI).