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Hood River County, OregonCemeteries |
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Hood River County, OregonCemeteries |
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About GNISMost of the cemetery information below is taken from the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which is the United States' official repository of domestic geographic names information. There is credible documentary evidence that some GNIS dates are wrong, e.g.,for the Pine Grove and Shelley Cemeteries, and where this is true the documentary evidence and its source is used.In the chart below the name field contains the proper name of the cemetery as established by the federal government, followed by other names by which the cemetery has been known. The year given is the year the cemetery was established or death date of the oldest burial. In this era of global positioning instruments, the latitude and longitude may be helpful to some, and for those who prefer to work from maps the USGS map name is given in the last column. Please note: We welcome documented corrections and additions to the data shown here, as well as contacts/lookup volunteers for each of the cemeteries. Also, if you would like to donate your time transcribing the tombstones of any of these cemeteries, please contact the county coordinator. |
| Feature
Name
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Location | Latitude nn°nn'nn"" |
Longitude nn°nn'nn"" |
USGS 7.5' Quadrangle Map | |
| Cascade Locks Cemetery |
Off US 30 in Cascade Locks on Lakeside Drive. 500-2000 graves, moderately tended. | 454020N | 1215315W | Bonneville Dam | |
| Cushman's Pasture Cemetery | Located in section 26 or 27, along Westcliff Drive west from the community of Hood River. Reportedly 4 graves are present between 1881 and 1890. | Unknown |
Unknown |
Hood River |
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| Frankton Cemetery,
aka Backus Cemetery, Old Pioneer Cemetery, Smith
Burial
Ground
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Located near Frankton, along the right
bank of
Phelps Creek, west of Frankton Road near its junction with Country Club
Road. Established as the first white cemetery in Hood River County. The
cemetery was badly vandalized in 1973. 27 burials were reported in
1978. Tombstone transcriptions for this cemetery can be found
at the USGenWeb
Tombstone Transcription Project. |
454228N | 1213333W | Hood River | |
| Freddie Masterson Grave
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Established in 1878. | Unknown |
Unknown |
Bonneville Dam |
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| George W Weart Grave | No further GNIS information |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Parkdale |
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| Harry Wollam Grave | No further GNIS information | Unknown |
Unknown |
Hood River |
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| Homesteader Grave | No further GNIS information | Unknown |
Unknown |
Parkdale |
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| Idlewilde
Cemetery, aka A.O.U.W Riverside #68
Cemetery, I.O.O.F.
Idlewilde #107 Cemetery, Idelwilde Cemetery, Idlewood Cemetery |
Located 3.2 km (2 mi) south of the Hood River on Tucker Road. Established about 1894 and maintained by the Masons. About 6,500 burials were reported in 1986. 980 Tucker Road Hood River, Oregon 97031 Phone (541) 386-2599. 7500+ graves, full time staff, will do lookups. | 454132N | 1213122W | Hood River | |
| Jackson
Family Cemetery |
Located on the west side of Fir Mountain
Road, 0.8 km (0.5 mi) south of the junction with Wells Drive.
Established about 1885; 11 or 12 burials were reported in 1987. Contact
for this cemetery is Betty
Jackson Foxley. Also knowledgeable about this cemetery
is Janelle
Jackson. Betty is a grandaughter and Janelle a
great-grandaughter of Francis Marion and Elizabeth L. (Thurmon) Jackson. |
453800N | 1212952W | White Salmon | |
| John G Fischer Grave | Located in the north 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of secton 31. | Unknown |
Unknown |
Parkdale |
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| McIsaac Ranch Cemetery | No further GNIS information | Unknown |
Unknown |
Parkdale |
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| Mount Hood Community Cemetery, aka Fredenburg Cemetery, Friedenburg Cemetery | Located in the south 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of section 21. Four burials reported. Established between 1891 and 1895. | Unknown |
Unknown |
Parkdale |
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| Mountain View Memorial Cemetery,
aka Hood River County Cemetery (part), Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(part) |
Located 4 km (2.5 mi) southwest of the Hood River on Tucker Road, adjacent and south of Saint Mary's Cemetery. Established in the 1870s; 518 burials were reported in 1987. | 454107N | 1213136W | Hood River |
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| Oak Grove Cemetery | Located in section 16 or 17, near Oak Grove School, 8 km (5 mi) southwest of the community of Hood River. Established in 1906. | Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
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| Pine
Grove Butte Cemetery, aka Butte Cemetery, Neal Family
Cemetery,
Pine Grove Cemetery |
Sue Moore, retired
Secretary
of Pine Grove Butte Cemetery, Inc., has provided the following
historical information: "Pine
Grove Butte Cemetery originated as a private cemetery in 1862 on the
Jerome Winchell land and became a community cemetery in 1889. This
information comes from History
of Your Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
written by Arline Winchell
Moore, previous secretary for the Butte Cemetery Association and
granddaughter of Jerome Winchell." The cemetery consists of 4.91 acres
of well-tended grounds with a beautiful view of Mt. Hood. To reach the
cemetery travel approximately 4.5 miles south of Hood River on Hwy. 35,
then turn left on Van Horn Drive and continue across railroad tracks
and up a hill until you see the cemetery on your right (south). Judi
Kane, current secretary, is more than happy to answer questions
either by email
or phone (541) 386-2855. To see a listing of the 1,757
burials that have taken place from the cemetery's inception through
June 6, 2006, go
here. |
453912N | 1213007W | Hood River |
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| Saint Mark the Evangelist
Church Columbarium
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Located in the
community of Hood River at the corner of Eugene Street and 11th Street.
Established in 1992. |
454223N | 1213116W | Hood River | |
| Saint Mary's Cemetery, aka Catholic Cemetery, Knights of Pythias Cemetery (part) | Located just north and adjacent to Mount View Cemetery on Tucker Road. In 1906 Saint Mary's Cemetery was established from a portion of the Knights of Pythias Cemetery (now Mountain View Cemetery). Pre-1906 burials remained in Saint Mary's Cemetery. 288 burials were reported in 1986 and date to 1875. | 454108N | 1213140W | Hood River |
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| Shelley Family Cemetery
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Although on the USGS Parkdale map, this cemetery is closer to the Odell community than to Parkdale.The remains of the following family members were moved from the Shelley Family Cemetery to Pine Grove Butte Cemetery on July 26, 2004: Nell Pence Shelley, David Pence, Annie Hope Rathbone, Elaine Shelley, Carol Shelley, Carolyn Shelley, Troy Shelley, Annie Shelley, Rosalie Talmage, and Phillip Walter. It appears the removals included all who were interred at Shelley Family Cemetery. The earliest burials here were Carol and Carolyn Shelley, who have death and burial dates listed as January 1892 on the disinterment permits. The next death/burial date is that of Phillip Walter, in September 1910. The most recent burial was that of Nell Shelley Pence, who died on April 17, 1959 and was interred on April 21, 1959. Our thanks go out to Sue Moore, Secretary of Pine Grove Butte Cemetery, Inc., for providing the death/burial dates and removal information. | 453717N | 1213102W | Parkdale | |
| Upper Valley Cemetery,
aka I.O.O.F. Cemetery, McKamey Cemetery, Mt
Hood Cemetery, Parkdale Cemetery |
Proceed 0.8 km (0.5 mi) north of Parkdale on Allen Road, turn to the east for 0.56 km (0.25 mi) on Parkdale Cemetery Road. Established 1896/1897; there were 367 burials reported in February 1987. | 453137N | 1213500W | Parkdale | |
| Viento Cemetery |
Established in July 1906; Viento was the name of a railroad stop between the communities of Hood River and Wyeth. | Unknown |
Unknown |
Mount Defiance |
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| Wyeth Cemetery | It has been reported that fourteen burials were made here, with the latest in the 1920s. As of this writing (6 Sep 2007), five stones and one memorial still exist and have been photographed, with one of them (Kenneth Loren Woodward) showing a 2007 death date. Thanks to Garey Fouts of Portland for this information, as well as the lattitude and longitude information. See pictures here. | 454124N |
1214718W |
Hood River |
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Anderson Tribute Center (formerly Anderson Funeral Home) 1401 Belmont Avenue Hood River, Oregon 97031 Phone (541) 386-1000
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