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Libby (Libbey)

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Municipality: 
Compton
MRC: 
Coaticook
Administrative Region: 
Estrie
Record created by: 
Matthew Farfan (Sources: Russell Nichols; Leslie Nutbrown)
Address / Directions: 

From Compton take Route 147 N. a few km. As you start to go down the hill, the cemetery is on the left. From Lennoxville, take Route 143 to Route 147 and continue past Milby. The cemetery will be on the right side of the hill near the top.

Brief history: 

Private family burial ground serving the Libby family, in an area once known as Libby Hill.

Legal Owner: 
Private property; no deed
Custodian: 
Newly formed Compton County Pioneer Cemetery Association: occasional volunteer labour. Volunteers (descendants) Mow the lawn 4-5 times per year.
Governance Structure: 
Uninc. association
Date of Earlist Burial: 
1861
Date of most Recent Burial: 
1902
Cemetery Status: 
Inactive
Cemetery Size: 
Approx. 10 X 10 metres.
Number of Burials: 
11 (all the names are inscribed on 1 monument)
QFHS: 
QC0172