Opposite Gahr High School, it is one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles County, with burials as far back as the 1860s.

The cemetery was the only local cemetery in the area, serving the cities of Cerritos, Artesia, Hawaiian Gardens, and parts Lakewood, Long Beach, and Norwalk.

It contained over forty graves of American Civil War veterans.

[1][3] By 2016, the cemetery had fallen into disrepair, infested with gophers and weeds.

Member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Janice Hahn led an initiative to clean it up, with former California State Senate member Tony Mendoza being appointed as the general manager in 2019.