Until now, GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and spatial analysis have been underutilised in the investigation of the development of extant historic cemeteries and their memorials. Using the main nineteenth-century cemeteries in Liverpool, UK, it is possible to explore how the material aspects of memorials affected, or were affected by, their location. The development of the cemeteries and the spatial organisation of memorials within them can reflect management style as well as personal choice, and comparing cemeteries reveals notable differences. On a wider scale, the relationship between the city and burial ground can be visualised and analysed. When considering not only the move of the burial place away from the city centre, but also the locations of the residences of the deceased, a wider picture shows the way the city and its inhabitants interacted with the cemetery.