The Walter Scott Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in the Eads, Colorado area and was the first cemetery for that town in the late 1800s to early 1900s. The cemetery was then moved to another site east of town around 1920. However, the gravesites located at the Walter Scott Cemetery were not moved because the next-of-kin could not be found or contacted for permission for repatriation. Therefore, these gravesites have sat alone on the hill south of Eads and through the years have been forgotten. They are now part of the developing Jackson's Trails project that will provide walking trails to the cemetery, Jackson's Pond, and back into Eads at a historical barn that is being developed into the trailhead for the project.

The oldest grave at the Walter Scott Cemetery is from 1899 and is that of a one-month old baby. The latest identified grave is 1916.

Information courtesy Kiowa County Library