Clermont Cemetery, Heritage-listed cemetery in Clermont, Queensland.
Clermont Cemetery is a heritage-listed public cemetery on Cemetery Road in Clermont, Isaac Region, Queensland. It occupies 15 acres (6.1 hectares) on the banks of Sandy Creek, about one kilometre north-east of the town centre. The grounds are laid out in denominational sections, with graves marked by headstones and monuments from the 1860s onward.
The colonial government approved a 10-acre cemetery grant in late 1865, and surveyor Charles Frederick Gregory's 1866 survey brought the reserve to 15 acres. Trustees were appointed in August 1868, representing the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan and Presbyterian denominations. At least 36 victims of the December 1916 flood, Queensland's deadliest recorded, are buried here.
The burial grounds reflect the multicultural mining community, with graves of Chinese, German, Danish, Swedish, and Greek residents who chose to settle here. The different grave styles and inscriptions show how these communities shaped Clermont over time.
The cemetery reserve lies on the banks of Sandy Creek, about one kilometre north-east of the Clermont township, on Cemetery Road. The ground was surveyed in 1866 at 15 acres (6.1 ha) including an extension. Graves are laid out in denominational sections, so allow time to move between them.
The cemetery holds the graves of at least 36 people who died in the December 1916 flood, Queensland's deadliest recorded flood. Among the more than 3,000 known burials, about a fifth predate 1900, and the birthplaces recorded on stones range from China and Germany to Greece, Japan and Canada.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 94,362 contributors worldwide.