It was opened in 1802 and operated until 1910, when it was turned into the Grabowo Gardens (now known as the Stefan Żeromski Park), and most of the gravestones were removed, although some of the most historical importance were preserved until the 1950s.

In 1802, the city authorities of Szczecin enacted a law forbidding burying people in local churches and their adjusted cemeteries.

[1][3] Most of the gravestones were removed and in 1910, the cemetery was turned into a park, known as the Grabowo Gardens (German: Grabower Anlagen).

In 1924, there was made an exception, in which Alberta Toepfer, a local entrepreneur and one of the richest inhabitants, was buried at the former cemetery.

It belonged to stockbroker Johan-Julius Röscher (1800–1867), and remains the oldest surviving gravestone from the Grabowo Cemetery.