Mary Ellen Taff of the Euharlee Historical Society informed the city officials of the cemetery's existence.

Many community volunteers donated time and effort in clearing the underbrush and vines that had grown up in this area of approximately one acre in size.

Carlton Ethridge, Etowah Valley Historical Society's Cemetery Preservation Chairperson, then identified and marked the graves.

At that time the marker, purchased by the Euharlee Historical Society simply read "Black Pioneers Cemetery Circa 1830–1900."

[3] Today the marker reads "Black Pioneers Cemetery, Circa 1830–1900, 333 marked graves were present in 2001," and now has the names of two people who were remembered to have been buried there.