Bathurst Regional Council operates and maintains the Bathurst Cemetery which includes the "old" monumental section, dating back to 1867. The Maranatha Lawn Cemetery was established in 1977 and it includes lawn graves, a rose garden and niche walls for ashes as well as the Birralee Baby Section.   

The monumental section contains many historic graves including the grave of former Prime Minister, Ben Chifley in the Catholic Portion.

Several rural cemeteries also come under the control of Bathurst Regional Council and they include the following:

Georges Plains - Saint John's Road, Georges Plains.

This is a small cemetery representing the Anglican parish. It has been in continual use for 140 years. Part of its significance is related to its proximity to the church of St Johns and its special setting within a screened area that includes the church. The church and cemetery were subdivided in 1996 and the church is now in private ownership.

Arkell (Long Swamp) - Old Trunk Road, Arkell.

This is a small Catholic cemetery on 2 acres of land which represents the all but forgotten village of Carrawa, formerly the settlement of Long Swamp which is now called Arkell. The cemetery contains approximately 50 grave beds and/or monuments representing some 75 persons and 22 surnames for the period from 1862 to 1965.

Rockley (Jumper's Flat) - Via an unsealed access road, off the Triangle Flat Road, Rockley.

This cemetery, which is still in use, is very large by rural standards, with widespread groupings of headstones, most facing east in the traditional way. Headstones date from 1864. At least 260 burial sites were recorded in this cemetery with over 15% of these unmarked, and are now 'unknown'.

Trunkey Creek - Trunkey Cemetery Road, Trunkey Creek.

Trunkey Creek Cemetery is a small cemetery with some 196 persons interred here. The cemetery is in a sheltered location of bush land about 1km from Trunkey Creek village and serviced by the Trunkey Cemetery Road and bush track. Apart from some minor private grave sites, this cemetery appears to be the only graveyard serving this settlement. It has a good range of monuments and was used from around 1873 and is still in use.

Peel - Sofala Road, Peel.

This is a small cemetery on approximately 2 hectares of land representing the Catholic and Anglican residents of the settlement of Peel and surrounding rural districts. Located in an area of light bush land, the cemetery is located approximately 2kms from Peel, and accessed via a private road over private land.

Wattle Flat - Limekilns Road, Wattle Flat.

This small general cemetery was dedicated on 18th January 1884. Known burials are however very few. Only 6 memorials still stand and 2 of these are for unknown persons. The dates of the burials range from 1910 to 1925. The remaining headstones appear to be in what was the dedicated Anglican section of the cemetery. The cemetery land is in general scrub land and due to the difficultly to survey, other memorials may still exist.

Sunny Corner - Dark Corner Road, Sunny Corner.

This is a small cemetery representing the former copper and gold mining community of Sunny Corner, established in 1870. It retains social significance to the small community and also to the former population of miners, many of who were Cornish, and whose lives were affected by the inherent dangers of the late 19th century mining practices.

Sofala- Sofala Road, Sofala.

This general cemetery is located high on the hill above Sofala, on the road to Bathurst. It is the resting place of at least 181 known persons, of mixed denomination and probably many more now unknown. Death register records indicate that the 'real' number of interments would exceed 300. This cemetery contains the only known Chinese grave in Sofala. The cemetery remains in use today.

Tambaroora Catholic - Hill End.

This cemetery is no longer in use. It commenced around 1855 and served the local communities of Tambaroora and Hill End for over 150 years. The cemetery is remotely located and difficult to access. Approximately 80 people are recorded as being interred.

Tambaroora General - Steel Street, Hill End.

This is a moderately sized cemetery principally representing the gold rush settlements of Tambaroora and Hill End from around 1855. The three lots of land that comprise the cemetery were originally dedicated as a site for a Church of England church, school and a parsonage. The land was rededicated almost 90 years later as a general cemetery.

Today the cemetery is a great attraction to vistors of the historic Hill End area. Its peaceful bush land setting makes it a very different place from the bustling heyday of the 1860s and 70s when it was located within a thriving, but short lived, mining boom town.