Founded in 1882 the Catholic cemetery currently has five standing headstones with possible other burials in the grounds.A small unassuming gate sits at the front of the property in which the cemetery now sits, with a sign that reads; "THIS IS THE SITE OF THE ORIGINAL WAIRAU VALLEY CATHOLIC CEMETERY 1882-1944 WITH RESPECT WE REMEMBER ALL WHO ARE BURIED HERE. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE." Surviving headstones are enclosed in a wire fence and are difficult to read due to the long grass growing in the enclosure.