West Kempsey Cemetery, West Kempsey, New South Wales

Date: 1856 [unknown]
Location: Broughton Street, West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Surnames/tags: Cemetery New_South_Wales

General Information

Cemetery Name: West Kempsey Cemetery

Address: Broughton Street, West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia

GPS Coordinates: -31.06917734423308, 152.82169048589412 OpenStreetMap Google Maps

History

Kempsey West Cemetery, gazetted on 27 July 1863, occupies a 2.94ha site, is the second oldest cemetery in the Shire and one of the few cemeteries in NSW that are aligned north-south. Only three graves are aligned east-west. The earliest known burial occurred on 20 July 1856 and inscriptions extant date from 1860. The cemetery is now closed to new burials except where a prior reservation exists.

The cemetery consists entirely of monumental portions. An on-site map shows denominational areas but there is no signposting, row or grave numbering within the cemetery itself. There are no facilities provided other than town water. At the time of listing the site had been recently mown and was in good order with no sign of vandalism. Many of the older inscriptions are becoming difficult to read and the south facing monuments made photography difficult.

More Information

• Australian Cemetery Index
• Find a Grave
• Kempsey Shire COuncil - Cemeteries
• Kempsey Shire Council - Burial Register
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission

References

• This is part of the Australian Cemeteries Project.