Land for this burial site was set aside sometime between 1724 and 1729 at the request of Westborough's northern proprietors, who then had to use a burial ground several miles south in the town center. The first documented burial was that of proprietor's son William Holloway Jr. in January 1727. In 1744, the Second Precinct of Westborough was formed after the northern proprietors petitioned for self-governance. In 1749, the burial ground closed when a meetinghouse and new burial ground were built on Howard Street in what is now Northborough. Five headstones remain standing, and many burials are visible through wolf stones laid over burial sites to prevent animals from uncovering bodies, as well as mounded or depressed plots. The original cemetery road, four granite corner boundary markers, and the rock used for dismounting from carriages remain intact. In 2017, ground penetrating radar identified burial locations and showed that most are in the southwest section.