The decision was made on February 14, 1894. The chosen location was outside the town center, at the northern edge of the inhabited areas, at the very end of what was then called the Avenue de Solférino, on the road to Sabres. The construction contract was awarded to Mr. Mourgue's building company, which ordered 100 cubic meters of rubble stone from Saint-Martin-d'Oney at 7.25 francs per cubic meter. Given Morcenx-Gare's location, the delivery had to be made by train.
In the oldest part of the cemetery, one can find several funerary monuments of prominent 19th-century families. The cemetery has been extended twice to the north.
In 2019, the law banning pesticides in public places allowed local flora to reclaim its rights: amidst a few grasses, blue scabious adorn the old graves while modest daisies bloom in the shade of the space reserved for remembrance.