Caffey cemetery, Lockyer Valley Region formerly Gatton Shire

Also known in some records as Mount Sylvia
Address: Mt Sylvia Road, Caffey, South of Gatton
Opened: approx. ~1910
# graves: ~100

Probably named after ?????? Caffey (?) ( - ) pioneer selector.

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Place names - Caffey

Photographed: 16 Apr 2006

Mount Sylvia and Left Hand Branch

According to transcriptions by Judy Webster 4-Sep-1982, Mt Sylvia cemetery is 7.3 km from Tent Hill Hotel on road to Mt Sylvia on east side of road seemingly adjacent to road as drawn in the map in the transcription book). This is exactly where Caffey cemetery is located.
Opened: approx. 1895?

Mt Sylvia has hosted churches of a number of religions

Roman Catholic - St Patrick's (built 1896)
Lutheran - Cross Lutheran
Uniting
Congregational (built 1891)

School opened 10 Apr 1885

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There is a book: A HISTORY OF LEFT HAND BRANCH AT MT. SYLVIA. S/C (K. Wit) Circa 1992. 155pp. A local history of this area situated in the Lockyer Valley. Ex lib. Clean. or at John Oxley
School Roll for Mount Sylvia State School
Name lists from St Patrick's Catholic
Wikipedia: Caffey, Queensland
Wikipedia: Mount Sylvia, Queensland

Names in cemetery order
Names in alphabetical order

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All the headstone photos in Caffey cemetery, Gatton Shire
Names in photographed order.
Names in alphabetical order.
Latitude -27.69646072387696, Longitude 152.219970703125
Latitude -27° 41’ 47", Longitude 152° 13’ 12"