Box Hill Cemetery
| Box Hill Cemetery | |
|---|---|
Columbarium | |
| Details | |
| Established | 1873 |
| Location | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°49′21″S 145°8′8″E / 37.82250°S 145.13556°E |
| Size | 12.5 hectares (31 acres) |
| No. of interments | 50,000 |
| Website | |
Box Hill Cemetery is a cemetery located in Melbourne's eastern suburb of Box Hill, Victoria in Australia. It currently occupies 12.5 hectares (31 acres). It is known as the resting place of notable figures from Melbourne and its heritage-registered Columbarium and Myer Memorial. Around 50,000 decedents have been interred since the cemetery was gazetted and commenced operations in 1873. The original 10-acre site was extended in 1886 and again in 1935.