Launceston Cemeteries

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Carr Villa is Launceston's major cemetery. It opened in 1905 and is still in use.

There are no other extant cemeteries in Launceston other than in some outlying suburbs (Prospect, Franklin Village & St Leonards). As far as I know, all other cemetery sites have been cleared of headstones (some were moved to Carr Villa) and the sites have been redeveloped.

Church of England

Old Burial Ground, on the corner of York & High Streets, closed by 1826
Cypress St, closed about 1906
St James Church of England, Franklin Village
St Peters Church of England, St Leonards

Catholic

Connaught Cres, Glen Dhu, closed 1925, site redeveloped

Methodist

St Leonards
Other burials in Charles St General Cemetery

Congregational

Westbury Rd, Prospect
Other burials in Charles St General Cemetery

Presbyterian

High St, closed 1928

Jewish

York & High St,
South St, Invermay

Friends/Quakers

Peddar St, Invermay, mid-19th C - was this part of the High St site?

Other

Launceston General Cemetery, Charles St , closed 1925
Prisoners' Burial Ground , Rose Park, cnr Peel St, Norwich St & Rose Lane
Two small pox cemeteries, one in Barclay Pl, off Vermont Rd and one off Quarantine Rd. Don't know if there is any evidence of these still about.

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