Cemetery #167953
West Terrace Cemetery
1
documented record
≈ 5.5k–11k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.276 km²
cemetery area
Oct 28, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
West Terrace Cemetery, formerly Adelaide Public Cemetery, is the oldest cemetery in South Australia and appears on Colonel William Light's plan of Adelaide. It is State Heritage Listed, and many early and prominent settlers and their descendants are buried there. It is looked after by the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 34.934390° S, 138.585700° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
1 memorial, A–Z by surname.
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Hindmarsh Cemetery 3.2 km away · Adelaide
- North Road Cemetery 5.3 km away · Adelaide
- Walkerville Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery 5.3 km away · Adelaide
- Dudley Park Cemetery 5.7 km away · Adelaide
- Beverley Primitive Methodist Cemetery 6.1 km away · Adelaide
- West Mitcham Primitive Methodist Cemetery 6.2 km away · Adelaide
- St Saviour's Anglican Cemetery 6.2 km away · Adelaide
- Payneham Cemetery 6.4 km away · Adelaide
- Mitcham General Cemetery 6.4 km away · Adelaide
- Saint Mary (Saint Mary-on-the-Sturt) Anglican Churchyard 6.9 km away · Adelaide
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Common questions
How big is West Terrace Cemetery?
West Terrace Cemetery covers about 27.6 hectares (276,000 m²), about the same size as Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa. It is the 3rd largest of the 430 cemeteries we list in South Australia.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for West Terrace Cemetery is that of Mary Chalmers Crossling, who died on July 14, 1959.