The Clear Lake Cemetery was originally purchased by James Stanton in 1826. He and his family came to Canada in a settlement plan that England devised to help defend the county following the War of 1812-1814. This Cemetery appears to be the burial place for two families - the Stantons & the Kerrs. Many of the nineteenth century stones in this cemetery are pre-Confederation monuments dating as early as the 1820's and manufactured locally at Allyn's Marble Works in Delta.

The Township of South Crosby had the site Designated of Historical Significance under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1990. The cemetery became inactive in 1945 and grew wild until 2006 when the Chaffeys Lock & Area Heritage Society undertook its cleanup.