Komungla, also known as Bangalore, Cemetery
An out of the way, neglected but interesting old cemetery. This cemetery is at the end of this siding road. Easily accessed, but overlooked by a couple of farm houses, so beware the suspicious locals when accessing this cache. A cover story of researching local genealogy may suffice if challenged
It seems the original name for the area was Bangalore, and there was intention to create a township nearby. The site of the chapel & cemetery would have been at the corner of the 'main street'. The rest of the street was sub-divided into small lots all facing the road possibly in order to accommodate shops and other commercial activities. One was owned by Nathan Mandelson, who was subsequently owner of Mandelson's Hotel in Goulburn and who perhaps had plans for a hotel in Bangalore. For whatever reason Bangalore did not 'take off'. The Currawang Road was diverted to its present course in the 1960s thus cutting off this part of the road and leaving the lane where the cemetery is located as a dead-end, now called Komungla Siding Road.
There was during the 1860s a Methodist Chapel in Bangalore but the cemetery pre-dates this. The cemetery is possibly wholly Protestant, and predominantly Methodist.
The earliest burial known is that of Nathaniel Fisher who died on 22 June 1860, however the grave is no longer marked. He was the infant son of Isaac & Elizabeth Fisher. The earliest extant grave is that of William Norman Arthur Spear who died on 24 Oct 1860 - again the infant son of John & Esther Speer (yes, two different spellings on adjacent gravestones!).The Goulburn Mulwaree Council lists the cemetery as Komungla (Bangalore) General Cemetery but does not maintain it.In its 2012 cemetery management plan, Council lists this cemetery as Active! With thanks to Bangalorecemetery.org for information included above