Gober Cemetery's earliest recorded grave is that of R.M.C. Self, who died in 1865. Area settlers, attracted by the beauty of the site, built a tabernacle there ten years later. According to oral history, the community purchased a marble slab for the grave of Aaron Hassenger (1860-1907), following a custom for those who had no family or funds. The Carpenter family, long-time residents, donated 2.5 acres for the cemetery in 1909. A caretaker was hired in 1942, and community members began gathering yearly for memorial services, later forming a cemetery association in 1977. A 1997 count found 916 marked and 71 unmarked graves, many belonging to veterans of the U.S. military forces, and the graveyard continues to serve the community.