The cemetery is situated at the corner of Mount Cotton Road and Wuduru Road.
A perimeter plantation consisting of a double row of regularly spaced mature pine trees planted in the 1960s borders the whole block.
There are no other cemetery plantings.

As the church originally fronted Mount Cotton Road the graves are arranged in an area on the western side of the block that was originally behind the church.
There are at present over one hundred burials with memorials, although many of the earliest graves are no longer marked.
The earliest grave still identified is that of Detlef Holtorf, buried in 1881.

The majority of the graves are those of the pioneers of the Gramzow and Mount Cotton areas and those of their descendants.
Many of the earlier monuments are inscribed in German, which was the language in which services were conducted at St Pauls church until 1924.
This is standard or "high" German, although the Scheer grave carries an inscription "De Heer is myn Herder" (The Lord is my shepherd) in Platt Deutsch, the dialect that was spoken at home although seldom written.

The graves are arranged in clearly definable family plots.
Until comparatively recently.
these were each bordered by a neat fence.
This may reflect the rural nature of the site and the desire to keep grazing animals away from burials, thus preserving the dignity of the graveyard.
However, possibly in the 1980s, fences and the metal rails and markers were removed in order to facilitate mechanical mowing.
Holes indicating the position of these can still be seen in the hard earth.
One grave, that of Lizzie Benfer, is topped by an ornate carving of an angel, but the majority of the monuments are of the upright slab type, most favouring an austere simplicity of style.
Several are inscribed with lengthy texts or poems.
Recent burials are marked only by small, uniform metal plates.

There is a lone grave on the extreme southern edge of the cemetery outside the line of trees.
It is that of Walter Costin, stated in the coroner's report to have died by his own hand.
Burial of suicides outside consecrated ground was formerly a common practice.
The cemetery is situated at the corner of Mount Cotton Road and Wuduru Road. A perimeter plantation consisting of a double row of regularly spaced mature pine trees planted in the 1960s borders the whole block. There are no other cemetery plantings.
As the church originally fronted Mount Cotton Road the graves are arranged in an area on the western side of the block that was originally behind the church. There are at present over one hundred burials with memorials, although many of the earliest graves are no longer marked. The earliest grave still identified is that of Detlef Holtorf, buried in 1881.
The majority of the graves are those of the pioneers of the Gramzow and Mount Cotton areas and those of their descendants. Many of the earlier monuments are inscribed in German, which was the language in which services were conducted at St Pauls church until 1924. This is standard or "high" German, although the Scheer grave carries an inscription "De Heer is myn Herder" (The Lord is my shepherd) in Platt Deutsch, the dialect that was spoken at home although seldom written.
The graves are arranged in clearly definable family plots. Until comparatively recently. these were each bordered by a neat fence. This may reflect the rural nature of the site and the desire to keep grazing animals away from burials, thus preserving the dignity of the graveyard. However, possibly in the 1980s, fences and the metal rails and markers were removed in order to facilitate mechanical mowing. Holes indicating the position of these can still be seen in the hard earth. One grave, that of Lizzie Benfer, is topped by an ornate carving of an angel, but the majority of the monuments are of the upright slab type, most favouring an austere simplicity of style. Several are inscribed with lengthy texts or poems. Recent burials are marked only by small, uniform metal plates.
There is a lone grave on the extreme southern edge of the cemetery outside the line of trees. It is that of Walter Costin, stated in the coroner's report to have died by his own hand. Burial of suicides outside consecrated ground was formerly a common practice.
Carbrook Lutheran Cemetery