Members of the Knights of Council 10733 of St. George Parish and some of their wives have taken up the responsibility of providing ongoing maintenance and repairs to the Catholic cemetery in Silver Reef. The cemetery was established around 1870 to serve the community of Irish Catholic immigrants who arrived during the mining boom in Washington County during the 1850s and 1860s.
The cemetery was established southeast of Silver Reef as miners moved through the area during the mining boom. As the mines were exhausted and the town faded, the cemetery fell into disrepair. In 1998, the Lions Club of Leeds conducted a repair project that included clearing brush, painting grave markers, and rebuilding the picket fence line along the cemetery grounds.
While many of the graves at the site are listed as unknown, the Knights continue to provide care and respect to all those laid to rest at the location.
