There are now white crosses at graves located that do not have stones.

Frontside of a memorial at the Pioneer Cemetery placed 2011

Backside of a memorial at the Pioneer Cemetery placed 2011

An undetermined number of wooden grave markers were destroyed by a grass fire that swept through the cemetery in 1946.

Although under city ownership, the old cemetery languished for nearly 75 years,during which time grazing livestock, weather and vandals caused substantial damage to graves and tombstones. During this peroid, a number of bodies were disinterred and relocated to Douglas Park Cemetery Douglas, Wyoming.

Since 1969, improving and restoring the old Pioneer Cemetery has been a Community Improvement Project of the Douglas Civic Club and the Douglas Womens's Club.

In 1975 the town of Douglas fenced the area to prevent further destruction of the stones and fences. During 1977 with a Bi-centennail Grant, matched with club funds and labor in kind, restoration work was carried on. Stones were repaired and set in concrete; iron fences were sanded and painted; damaged fences were replaced with chain link.

In 1980 the Douglas Civic Club obtained rubbings of the inscriptions on all stones, some of which were nearly obliterated. These rubbings, laminated in plastic, may be viewed at the Pioneer Museum located at the Wyoming State Fairgrounds in Douglas.

There are no official records verifying the identities of people buried in this old cemetery; however, from old newspaper files, the names on the stones and contact with antecedents and older people living in the area, this list was compiled.

In 1980, after correcting and adding to data originally compiled, the list was retyped by the Douglas Civic Club.