How did Macton get it's name. No one really knows, but one suggestion is that because there were a large number of Irish immigrants living in the area, the name may have been derived from an abbreviation of a name such as (John) McCormick's Town - Mac's Town - Macton. At one time Macton had besides farms, a school (SS #2 and 13 (Wellesley & Peel)(1849), a hotel (Macton Hotel)(1861), and a Post Office (1864).
As for St. Joseph's Church, when the Macton area was first settled, the Catholics attended St. Clement’s Church. As the settlement grew, Mass for Macton Mission would be held in private homes. In 1858 Father Laussie became pastor of Macton and made arrangements to erect a frame church.
On 21 April 1860 three acres of the south ½ of the lot was transferred by the Crown. The frame church was later replaced by a brick building by 1882; the frame building was converted into a barn by a neighbouring farmer. The cemetery is located beside the church. Tombstones from the older section of the cemetery have been gathered and placed on cement slabs along the rear of the old section of the cemetery –along the west edge of the newer section.
If you'd like additional information about the town of Macton check out "GOOD NEIGHBOURS TO HAVE: THE MACTON COMMUNITY, 1845-2005" Compiled and Edited by Julie Schnurr and Marjorie Metzger.
For information on those interred in the St. Joseph Cemetery check out this site - Cemetery Project - St. Joseph
And finally if you think that maybe you've been to this cemetery before geocaching - you may be right - Bone-Yard Series: Souls of St. Joseph