Boothill Graveyard was laid out as a burial plot in 1878.  Called “The Tombstone Cemetery,” it was the burial-place for the town’s first pioneers and was used as such until sometime around 1884, when the present plot was opened as a burial-place.

For years after this, Boothill was spoken of as the “old cemetery.”  It lay for years neglected and much of the old cemetery has gone back to nature.  Years of research and hard work by interested citizens of the town have helped to preserve the main part of the cemetery as you see it today.

Because of the many violent deaths of the early days, Continue reading “Boothill Graveyard” →