Royer Chapel cemetery is peacefully nestled under a canopy of trees and occupies the eastern part of the one-acre property. The cemetery portion of the site is located on land once owned by the Mathias Factor family. It (0.28 acres) was deeded to Archbishop John D. Purcell and the Catholic Church by Factor's heirs on December 23, 1856. The land transfer happened four days after Nicholas and Ann Royer deeded the property's western 0.28 acres to the church to serve as the site for St. Nicholas Church, and later Royer Chapel. 

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The cemetery is laid out in a series of nine rows that run perpendicular to the access driveway, atop the knoll. The rows do not have an equal number of burial plots. Row 1 is nearest to the chapel, while Row 9 is along the eastern boundary line. The first to be interred at the cemetery was Martin Factor, infant son of Lewis and "G." Factor, who died at only 14 days old in 1857.  Royer Homestead patriarch and matriarch, Nicholas and and Ann (nee Lego) Royer, are both buried at the cemetery, as are Martin and Ann (nee Salrin) Royer. The grave marker for Clara Royer, daughter of Martin and Ann, features a beautiful statue created in her likeness holding the cross. The statue was handcrafted in France upon her death in 1895. She was 22 years old. Many gravestones include inscriptions in the deceased's native French language.

 

A number of footstones can also be found at the cemetery. Over the years, these footstones were moved or tossed aside for various reasons. The effort to match footstones with their appropriate headstones and reposition them to their original spot is underway.  

 

The Royer-Factor Cemetery is not an active cemetery.         

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