West Terrace Cemetery

West Terrace Cemetery
Aerial view of the West Terrace Cemetery (also seen are Anzac Highway and West Terrace)
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Establishedbefore 1837
Location
161 West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia, SA 5000
CountryAustralia
Coordinates34°56′4″S 138°35′6″E / 34.93444°S 138.58500°E / -34.93444; 138.58500
Size27.6 hectares (68 acres)
No. of interments>150,000
Websiteaca.sa.gov.au/locations/west-terrace-cemetery/ (Adelaide Cemeteries Authority)
Find a GraveWest Terrace Cemetery
The Smyth Chapel in the Catholic section of the West Terrace Cemetery, built in 1871

The West Terrace Cemetery, formerly Adelaide Public Cemetery is a cemetery in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the state's oldest cemetery, first appearing on Colonel William Light's 1837 plan of the Adelaide city centre, to the south-west of the city. The whole cemetery is state heritage-listed, including Smyth Chapel, and it is one of the oldest operating cemeteries in Australia.