The cemetery opened in 1862; before then, all burials in Council Grove took place at the Kaw Mission's graveyard.

The local chapter of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows began managing the cemetery in 1870; the group platted the cemetery grounds and built a stone wall around it, the south side of which still stands.

[2] The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 2020.

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