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Cemetery Location Blog:
As we visit a cemetery or graveyard, we will give you the location and history to the best of our knowledge. Their are many cemeteries and graveyards that are unmarked and aren't registered with the city, county or state. Unfortunately, we've been to many of these types of cemeteries that don't even have a name to them. This is truly sad as many are severely over grown, un-kept, full of gofer holes, pot holes, the grounds are horrible to walk on and some don't even have grass, just dirt.
We have traveled into 12+ States in the United States just to go to these beautiful places and will continue to do so! As we journey into cemeteries and graveyards, we will blog it for all to see! We hope you will enjoy the historical values that such places hold and respect and enjoy them as we do!
We will be adding information over time to this blog of the cemeteries and graveyards that we have been to and it has been many! As we visit a cemetery, we will add it to the top of the blog with the name, city, and date we have visited! So, please come back often to check on the progress and walk down our path as we see the beauty and historical values that we see in each one as we enter! Enjoy!
If you would like to add a location that you have been to or have a question or comment, please contact us at: info@graveyardsandcemeteries.com as we would love to hear from you!
Evergreen Cemetery is also known as "Packwood Cemetery." It is
enclosed within a fence. The fence is not kept locked. The grounds of
the cemetery are very well maintained all year round. There is a road
that goes through the cemetery and back out to the main street.
The cemetery is approximately 4 acres in size. The earliest recorded
burial was in 1914. The cemetery is still currently being used. It is
very peaceful and surrounded by beautiful Oak and Evergreen Pine trees!
ThIs cemetery was established by the B. F. Flathers family in honor of Ivia E. Flathers, who is buried there. I cannot find any historical information about this cemetery, but it seems as though the earliest burials started in the 1860's. This is a well kept cemetery and has a large number of trees with a grassy lawn. It has a chain link fence surrounding the cemetery. You will see an archway with a large planter and a sign by the entrance as you arrive off of the main road.
Dixie Cemetery - Dixie, WA - Visited on: 11-14-2008
Dixie Cemetery can be seen off of the road, but only if you are paying close attention and actually looking for it. It sits on a hill behind houses. It is in rough shape as no one has been taking care of it. It has gofer holes, pot holes, severely over grown with weeds and over all just isn't safe due to these factors. The cemetery was deeded May 24, 1876 with 2 acres given by William G. Kershaw and wife Nancy and 438/1000 acres by Charles Actor and his wife Sarah with the purpose of a cemetery FOREVER. The first burial was Mary Kershaw in 1875. The first Trustees were W.T. Barnes, J.M.Lamb, J.M. Cornwell and W.G. Kershaw. There were two early fires going through the cemetery destroying most of the old wooden markers. The original plot map in a potting shed was also burned.
Waitsburg City Cemetery is a very beautiful and peaceful cemetery with very old Oak and Evergreen Pine trees. It sits on a hill with graves going down the side hill. The oldest sites that we had found were 1863. I couldn't find any historical information on this cemetery.
This cemetery doesn't have a name sign anywhere but is known by the flag pole at the entrance gate. There is a large memorial wall in honor of all the veterans where the names are listed under the war in which they served. The grounds have lots of trees and are well kept and mowed. There are many graves in this cemetery without headstones. It a very peaceful, beautiful and stunning place to visit.
Wallula Cemetery is in it's third location! It was first platted
in 1862 around Fort Walla Walla which was first known as Fort Nez Perce.
Wallula was the head of steam shipping on this section of the Columbia
River, although sometimes ships went on upriver to Priest Rapids or up the
Snake River. During the 1860's and 1870's, freight and passengers passed
through Wallula with rumors of gold being found in Washington, Oregon and
Idaho.
The original Fort at Old Wallula, called Old Town, was destroyed in 1843 by
fire but rebuilt of adobe about in the center of Old Wallula. When the
railroad came through in 1883 the second Wallula, which was some distance
from Old Town, was laid out by Lewis McMorris.
In 1949 the Corps of Engineers was going to build a dam below Wallula Gap on
the Columbia River and a new town site was needed. On August 04, 1952 the town
was certified by Walla Walla County Auditor, Walter Kimberly. The lake
behind the new McNary Dam was named Lake Wallula. The first two locations of
the town were covered by the lake and the cemetery was moved each time. The third location is to the East and
high on the hill.
The earliest burial was found with a head stone reading 1864. Graves were
moved as the township moved. Their are many without head stones. At the gate,
their is a large sign that states that the new cemetery was established in 1953.
The cemetery is approximate 1.5 acres and has trees surround the chain
linked fencing.
The Valley Chapel Cemetery is fenced with barbed wire on three sides with the front side sporting a split rail fence. It isn't in good shape at all. The cemetery is overgrown with weeds, has been vandalized and the gopher holes are numerous. The grounds are very uneven and just isn't safe to walk into. There are a number of unreadable metal funeral home markers, blank stones and a few wooden markers with no identification.
Located South and West of Walla Walla WA near the Walla Walla River. This land was formerly owned by the Harer Family and was first known as the Harer Cemetery. Martha Ellen Reser or also known as Mary Ellen Reser selected the site for the Valley Chapel Cemetery and was the first person buried there in 1873. The first burial established by headstone was an infant child of James Rice in 1874.
The new sign is made out of marble and was erected in 2002.
Please be patient as we have so many locations to add!
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