Cemeteries
The Shire of Kojonup has three (3) cemeteries, Kojonup, Muradup and Boscabel. These cemeteries are all in use today and are considered a place of peacefulness and rest. The Shire of Kojonup cemeteries are a place of tranquil settings where family and friends can commemorate and remember the lives of people that have been close to them.
Kojonup Cemetery is located on the corner of Soldier Road & Mather Road. The cemetery was first surveyed in 1862, with the first burial in 1869 of Ellen Reilly. The Shire Parks and Gardening crew are currently working towards a more tranquil setting with plantings outside the cemetery fencing and plantings of Elms along the centre road and an avenue of Jacarandas at the entrance. Erecting row plaques on the kerbing in respect the Grave Numbering. The Kojonup Cemetery also has a Niche Wall for memorialization. The grounds are currently undergoing gravel sheeting and compacting to help maintain the tidiness.
The Kojonup cemetery is now digitalised – Please click here to view and scan the QR code. To view the cemetery and for ease of access please click here for the Chronicle website.
Muradup Cemetery is located in on the western side of the Muradup town site on the Blackwood Road.
The cemetery will accommodate burials and also has a Niche wall for the interment of ashes and installation of plaques.
The Muradup cemetery is now digitalised – Please click here to view and scan the QR code. To view the cemetery and for ease of access please click here for the Chronicle website.
Boscabel Cemetery is located about 4km along the Neymerup Road, from Albany Highway (it is well sign posted).
The cemetery has a beautiful bush setting with the tall gum trees, bush flowers and the sounds of birds. The first grave is that of Mr James Hustler buried in 1922.
The Boscabel cemetery is now digitalised – Please click here to view and scan the QR code. To view the cemetery and for ease of access please click here for the Chronicle website.
New Burals:
The Cemetery administration staff work alongside Funeral Directors and Families to ensure the burials of family members are held with the values of respect, compassion and integrity for all.
Shire Administration staff can help with securing the resting place for your loved one directly or can be arranged through the families preferred funeral director.
Shire of Kojonup Cemeteries - Burials and Exhumations
Reserved plots – Pre Needs: The Shire of Kojonup has a process in place for families and individuals to reserve Burial and Niche Wall plots. Reservations are held for 25 years. It is the family's responsibility to keep the reservation current. If staff have the ability to do so, they will attempt to contact families where the reservation date has expired before re-allocating that plot. Please contact the cemetery administration officer to fill out the appropriate paperwork and pay the current fee as per the Shire of Kojonup’s Fees & Charges.
Note – This does not give the person the rights over that plot, meaning they cannot use that plot for interments or place memorials on that plot until a full Grant of Right of Burial is purchased.
Monuments & Memorials: Our cemeteries are subject to the Shire of Kojonup’s Local Laws, Policies and Procedures. Due to current Health and Safety laws, only Shire workers and licenced Monumental Masons may perform any works at the Shire’s Cemeteries. If a new or existing monument needs to be erected or tended to, please contact the Shire administration and consult the documents below before making any arrangements.
Kojonup Cemetery Local Law
Shire of Kojonup’s Monuments Policy
Graves in the Shire of Kojonup
Shire of Kojonup is continuing to update our cemetery records to assist the community to identify graves or provide historical information. For further information or if you are able to assist in providing any details on unmarked gravesites, please contact us on 9831 2400.
Gravesite Histories Project
A fire in the 1920s destroyed the Shire’s cemetery records, making them incomplete. However, thanks to the 'Gravesite Histories Project' carried out by the Kojonup Historical Society in 2011-2012, these records are now a more valuable resource and accessible to everyone.
