It is still in operation and is located at 25 Alexandria Pike in Southgate, Kentucky.

The cemetery was located a few miles south of Newport, in a rural area, which is now the City of Southgate, Kentucky.

A defensive earthwork named Shaler Battery, built as part of the Defense of Cincinnati, remains preserved within the cemetery and is located adjacent to the cemetery bandstand.

It was one of the 28 artillery batteries that were built on northern Kentucky hilltops from 1861 to 1863.

By 1902, a chapel had been constructed on the cemetery grounds and was used for funeral services and layouts.