Comaplix Cemetery
The following is a transcription of the Comaplix Cemetery located in Comaplix, British Columbia, Canada
Historical Background
The Comaplix Cemetery was established in 1903, the last recorded burial was 1925. There are an estimated 12 burials at this site.
Comaplix was located on the north side of the Beaton arm of the Arrow Lakes. It was the site of a large sawmill operation from 1896 until 1915 when the whole town was destroyed by fire. The last remains of the settlement were erased when the Arrow Reservoir flooded the area in the l960s.
Members of the Arrow Lakes Historical Society have since done some restoration work on the site.
Anyone wishing to explore it should contact the Arrow Lakes Historical Society in Nakusp phone 250-265-0110 or email alhs@netidea.com for info on how to get there or refer to the article "Ghosts of Comaplix". This article has interesting biographical and historical data about Comaplix and those who died there.
Layout
The Comaplix cemetery is located above the townsite. In the 1970s the site consisted of a small overgrown area enclosed by a fallen down, rotting picket fence. Four wooden markers could be made out but only three had readable information: Lillian Hamell, William Hamell and Theodore Tollefson.
Pictures are difficult to take and the tombstone of Nona has an engraving that has disappeared. The inscription information is from a survey done several years ago.
Driving Directions
Anyone wishing to visit the Comaplix Cemetery should contact the Arrow Lakes Historical Society in Nakusp phone 250-265-0110 or email alhs@netidea.com for info on how to get there or refer to the article "Ghosts of Comaplix".
Interments
The interments for the Comaplix Cemetery can be
viewed as a pdf file here » interments.pdf
Additional Sources of Information:Last updated August 2005
- Photos by Greg Nesteroff
For more information please, contact the Cemetery Committee