Entrenched in a deep history from the days of wool and gold, the Pioneer Cemetery located on Flinders Highway in Richmond, gives visitors an insight to the hardships faced by the pioneers of that time. The cemetery contains graves dating between 1886 and 1921. Some of the reasons that there are more than 300 people buried in the early cemetery are mining accidents, fires, murders, child birth and general hardship. Unfortunately, only about 30 or so headstones remain from around 300 burials. Where possible, broken segments have been reassembled and laid flat, others have been repaired and remounted. Brass plaques have been erected listing all known burials in the Pioneer Cemetery.
Containing graves from those who were buried between 1886 and 1921
Cemetery records are available for viewing at the Kronosaurus Korner Visitor Information Centre.