The two cemeteries are located on the south boundary of S-08-18-27[-W1]. The first cemetery, the smaller one, has 23 registered graves, the first being Mrs. Dinah Laycup (William) in 1902.The larger cemetery ha[d] 461 registered graves. The first grave there was that of a child, Lawrence Taylor; one year, three months old. Near the west side of this cemetery there is one grave marked only with an iron cross. It is called the unknown grave. A man was killed when he fell from a box car on which he was riding. The man had no identification. The village council paid for his burial and marked his grave with a cross.

In 1970 the Royal Canadian Legion, Foxwarren Branch, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Legion had arches and gates installed, in memory of the district pioneers. Bayfield Sewing Circle purchased a bench to be placed beside the gate for visitors to rest.

The question is often asked, "Why are there two cemeteries?" At one time there was a creamery situated between the present sites. It was dismantled and an abattoir was built to be used by the local butcher and beef ring. Now the land is clear and belongs to the Municipality of Birtle. If necessary it may be added to the present cemetery. A cenotaph is present on the grounds.

By the late 1800s there were a number of settlers taking up homesteads in the Foxwarren area, among them the Hays, Fergusons, Laycocks and others. It became evident a store carrying everyday supplies for the pioneers was a necessity. Albert Laycock, who was to become Foxwarren's first mayor, noted the challenge and constructed a log building which became Foxwarren's first commercial enterprise. This then, became the birthplace of the village which was to develop on the NW 80 acres of the NW-04-18-27[-W1]. This land had been the home of Tom Ferguson when he came west in 1880 to shoe horses for the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Mounted Police.

The Manitoba and Northwestern Railway (later the Canadian Pacific Railway or CPR) came through this area in 1886, thus enabling settlers to travel to the homesteads much more easily than earlier pioneers who had arrived by ox cart. A camp for railway workers was set up where the present Foxwarren Cemetery is located. Tom Ferguson did blacksmithing for the camp and his sons, including Bob, helped supply milk, butter and eggs for the crew.

(Source: The Fox's Tail - The History of Foxwarren and the Consolidated School District #525, pp 183f and pp117f [1989; Adapted])

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This cemetery was established in 1902. A second, smaller cemetery is situated nearby, at N50.52083, W101.16564.

(Source: Manitoba Historical Society [Adapted])

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Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD02-08-18-27-W1

In the Municipality of Prairie View

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As noted above, a part of the community's story, and those of its inhabitants, from the early days of European settlement through roughly 1989 is told in the volume "The Fox's Tail - The History of Foxwarren and the Consolidated School District #525". 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".