The hamlet of Makaroff is located on the SE ¼ of 21-27-29[-W1], which lies between two valleys; one is the Assiniboine on the SW and the other is Boggy Creek to the NE. The district consists of good, mixed, rolling land. We understand it was once a fairly bushy land, but in the late 1890's, a forest fire swept through the area, so that by the time the early settlers arrived, this land was relatively clear.

The first survey of Makaroff district was done in 1880. The only inhabitants by 1900 were Boggy Johnson, G. Peddie and the Brook ranchers. The James Rogers family was the first to homestead in 1901. In 1902 there were only the G. D. Sloan, C. McDonald and J. Rogers families added.

In 1903 the C.N. Railway was to go through the district, causing the whole area to be settled. Most of the early pioneers came in by ox-cart and horse and wagon from Grandview or Russell, Manitoba. Many followed the old Pelly Trail through to the centre of the district from Russell, Manitoba.

Makaroff was named after Admiral Makaroff of the Russian fleet who went down with his ship, flag flying, during the Russian-Japanese war. Togo, Saskatchewan, a village a little farther on, was named after Admiral Togo of the Japanese fleet.

Makaroff was registered as a townsite in 1907. Mr. Jack Bradford became the first station agent in October, 1922. The first telegram was sent by N. J. Kerswell to Rev. C. M. Bates.

(by Helen Beattie)

(Source: Shell River Municipality Century One - 1884-1984, pp 176ff [1984; Adapted])

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Established in 1909.

(Source: Manitoba Genealogical Society [Adapted])

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Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD14-16-27-29-W1

In the Municipality of Roblin

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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 2000 is told in the volume "Shell River Municipality Century One - 1884-1984", especially starting on the cited pages, and in the later related work entitled "Roblin and Rural Districts Family Histories - Volumes I, II, and III".

Free digital versions of the former, Volume III of the latter, 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".

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society (reference #0771), transcribed by a member or members in 1993. Also available to MGS members is a searchable online database named the "MGS Manitoba Name Index" (or MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication "Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites" (revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages).