The cemetery was established in 1866, and is the resting place of many early settlers.

The cemetery includes a mortuary chapel built in 1894 in the Gothic Revival style and stucco over concrete storage building (1928).

[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

[1] Medical pioneer Dr. Lemuel Whitley Diggs (1900–1995) is buried there.

A cenotaph to conservationist and taxidermist Carl Ethan Akeley (1864–1926) is a large feature in the cemetery.