Strangers' Burying Ground

The Strangers' Burying Ground, also known as Potter's Field, was the first non-denominational cemetery in York, Upper Canada (now Toronto, Ontario).

[2] The cemetery was located beyond the legal boundaries of the then-town of York, and within large wooded lots north of Bloor Street.

[3] During the subsequent twenty years, many of the graves were gradually relocated to Toronto Necropolis in the Cabbagetown neighbourhood.

[2] The remainder (approximately 3,000) were moved between 1876 and 1881 to Mount Pleasant Cemetery, which opened in November 1876 near the Deer Park neighbourhood.

[4] As Toronto grew, the lands that were once part of the cemetery were acquired and developed for residential use.