In 1882, William and Cassandra Hunt Harvey donated land to the farming community of Blackland for a school, church, and cemetery. The new cemetery was combined with the George V. Bost family cemetery, which contains the oldest marked grave in the burial ground, dating to 1879. Graves there include those of veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War, and the cemetery features fraternal markers, a zinc obelisk, and older vertical stones. Today, it serves as a reminder of former residents of the Blackland settlement.