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Old Terpeniye Cemetery – Togo District, Saskatchewan

The following is a transcription of the Old Terpeniye Doukhobor Cemetery located 15 miles south-west of Togo, Saskatchewan. Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241. Land location: NE 11-27-32 West of First. Latitude: 51°19.624. Longitude: 101°52.853. Transcribed by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff with Ron Tetoff on August 13, 2005.

View of the cemetery from the east facing west. It is marked by a bluff of trees.

Historical Background

Old Terpeniye (aka Staro-Terpeniye) Cemetery was established in 1899 by the Doukhobors of Old (Staro-) Terpeniye village near Togo. After the abandonment and relocation of the village site in 1905, the cemetery ceased to be actively used. Over the years, it has become badly overgrown. The cemetery is privately owned. 

Layout

The cemetery is approximately a tenth of an acre in size. There is dense scrub and brush throughout. The cemetery contains approximately 14 interments in several rows facing east-west. The graves are unmarked, however, many of the mounds are still clearly visible. Today, all that remains is a bluff of trees in the middle of a cultivated field. 

Driving Directions

To access the cemetery from Kamsack, travel south on Highway No. 8 for 17 miles (27.4 km). To access the cemetery from Togo, travel west on Secondary Route No. 357 for 12 miles (19.3 km). Then turn south on Highway No. 8 and continue for 7 miles (11.3 km). The cemetery is on the west side of the highway, just south of the farmyard, approximately 300 yards (274 m) from the road allowance. This cemetery is on private property and permission to access should be obtained by the owners.

Burials

There is no burial register, cemetery plot map, death certificates, grave markers or other records for Old Terpeniye Cemetery. The following families resided in Old Terpeniye village and may have members buried in Old Terpeniye Cemetery: Bartsoff, Baturin, Bikanoff, Bloodoff, Boolonoff, Dootoff, Gritchin, Kazakoff, Konkin, Laktin, Markin, Ogloff, Rezansoff, Salikin, Stuchnoff, Verabioff, Zubenkoff.

View of cemetery from Highway No. 8 from the south-east facing north-west

Notes

This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to Old Terpeniye Cemetery, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.

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Old Kamenka Cemetery Site – Togo District, Saskatchewan

The following is an overview of the Old Kamenka Doukhobor Cemetery site located 10 miles south-west of Togo, Saskatchewan. Rural Municipality of Calder No. 241. Land location: SE 21-27-31 West of First. Latitude: 51°21.027. Longitude: 101°47.367. Compiled August 13, 2005 by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff with Ron Tetoff.

View of cemetery from the road.  It is marked by a small bluff between the two stands of trees.

Historical Background

Old Kamenka Cemetery was established in 1899 by the Doukhobors of Old Kamenka village near Togo. After the abandonment and relocation of the village site in 1905, the cemetery ceased to be actively used. In the 1950’s, the cemetery site was destroyed. It is privately owned.

Layout

According to tradition, the cemetery was approximately a tenth of an acre in size. The cemetery contained 5-10 interments in one or more rows facing east-west. The graves were unmarked, however, many of the mounds were clearly visible. In the 1950’s, rocks were piled at the site, removing all traces of the cemetery.  Today, all that remains is a rock pile in the middle of a cultivated field. 

Driving Directions

To access the cemetery site from Kamsack, travel south on Highway No. 8 for 15 miles (24.1 km). Turn east on the gravel road at the Junction of Highway No. 8 and Secondary Route No. 726 and continue for 4 miles (6.2 km). Then turn south on the gravel road for 3/4 mile (1.2 km). To access the cemetery site from Togo, travel west on Secondary Route No. 357 for 12 miles (19.3 km). Then turn south on Highway No. 8 and continue for 5 miles (8.1 km). Turn east on the gravel road at the Junction of Highway No. 8 and Secondary Route No. 726 and continue for 4 miles (6.2 km). Then turn south on the gravel road for 3/4 mile (1.2 km). The cemetery is on the west side of the road, approximately 500 yards (457 m) from the road allowance. This cemetery site is on private property and permission to access should be obtained by the owners.

Burials

There is no burial register, cemetery plot map, death certificates, grave markers or other records for the Old Kamenka Cemetery site. The following families resided in Old Kamenka village and may have members buried in the Old Kamenka Cemetery site: Abrosimoff, Arishenkoff, Bayoff, Bedinoff, Bloodoff, Glaskoff, Hadikin, Jmaeff, Lebedeff, Matveyenko, Moojelsky, Olkovik, Perepelkin, Popoff, Prokopenko, Potapoff, Strukoff, Twerdochleb, Verigin.

View of cemetery site. It is marked by a rock pile in the middle of a cultivated field

Notes

This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to the Old Kamenka Cemetery site, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.

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Nikolayevka Cemetery Site – Togo District, Saskatchewan

The following is an overview of the Nikolayevka Doukhobor Cemetery site located 8 miles west of Togo, Saskatchewan. Rural Municipality of Cote No. 271. Land location:SW3-28-31 West of First. Latitude: 51°23.594. Longitude: 101°46.952. Compiled August 13, 2005 by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff with Ron Tetoff.

View of cemetery site from the road.  It is marked by the rise to the right of the round bale.

Historical Background

Nikolayevka Cemetery was established in 1899 by the Doukhobors of Nikolayevka village near Togo. After the abandonment of the village in 1904, the cemetery ceased to be actively used. In the 1950’s, the cemetery site was destroyed. It is privately owned.

Layout

According to tradition, the cemetery was approximately a tenth of an acre in size. The cemetery contained 5-10 interments in one or more rows facing east-west. The graves were unmarked, however, many of the mounds were clearly visible. The cemetery was marked by a row of large rocks. When the site was cleared in the 1950’s, all traces of the cemetery were removed. Today, the only reference point is a slight rise in the field along the side of the road.  

Driving Directions

To access the cemetery site from Kamsack, travel south on Highway No. 8 for 11 miles (17.7 km). Turn east on Secondary Route No. 357 and continue for 4 miles (6.2 km). Then turn south on the gravel road for 3/4 mile (1.2 km). To access the cemetery site from Togo, travel west on Secondary Route No. 357 for 8 miles (12.9 km). Then turn south on the gravel road for 3/4 mile (1.2 km). The cemetery site is on the east side of the road allowance. The cemetery site is on private property and permission to access should be obtained by the owners.

Burials

There is no burial register, cemetery plot map, death certificates, grave markers or other records for the Nikolayevka Cemetery site. The following families resided in Nikolayevka village and may have members buried in the Nikolayevka Cemetery site: Chevildaeff, Evdokimoff, Konkin, Lebedeff, Pereversoff, Stuchnoff.

View of the Nikolayevka village site a 1/4 mile south of the cemetery site. The cemetery site is located immediately right of the granaries in the distance.

Notes

This is a work in progress. If readers have any comments, corrections or additions with respect to the Nikolayevka Cemetery site, please contact Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.

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