About Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery near Happy Valley, Multnomah County, Oregon. It lies about 1.4 mi southeast of Happy Valley. The grounds sit at about 646 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 21 notable people buried here, including Tina Wiseman, Alexander Goldenweiser and Jay Bowerman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1123097. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lincoln Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Portland, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 41 cemeteries we list in Multnomah County, and 58 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 6 of the 41 listings in Multnomah County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Happy Valley. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
Among them: 4 journalists, 3 writers, 2 football players, 2 artists, 2 US representatives, 2 World War II veterans, 1 actor, 1 basketball player.
- Tina Wiseman1965-2005American actress
- Alexander Goldenweiser1880-1940American anthropologist and sociologist
- Jay Bowerman1876-1957American politician
- David Emmons Johnston1845-1917American politician
- William Wallace McCredie1862-1935American politician
- Ben Hur Lampman1886-1954U.S. newspaper editor, essayist, short story writer, and poet
- Butch Morse1910-1995American football player
- James H. Fletcher1835-1917American politician
- Kathryn Hall Bogle1906-2003American social worker, activist, and freelance journalist
- Manly Banister1914-1986American printmaker and author
- Walter J. Pearson1903-1972American politician
- Benjamin A. Gifford1859-1936American photographer
Show all 21 notable burials
- Elbert Bede1881-1967American journalist; Newspaper editor from Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA
- Jacob Volz1889-1965United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
- John James Sellwood1866-1944American military physician and organist
- Rex Hunsaker1909-1994American football coach
- William S. Linto1884-1967American artist and cachet designer
- Abigail Wells1868-1962American poet
- Beryl Taylor1899-1959American college basketball coach
- Elizabeth Shaw1901-1921Hula dancer
- Samuel B. Coe1835-1910American physician and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lincoln Memorial Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Lincoln Memorial Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Lincoln Memorial Park CemeteryHappy Valley, ORMemorial park0.0 mi
- Portland Chinese CemeteryHappy Valley, ORCemetery0.1 mi
- Willamette National CemeteryHappy Valley, ORNational cemetery0.7 mi
- Willamette National CemeteryHappy Valley, ORNational cemetery1.3 mi
- Gethsemani CemeteryHappy Valley, ORCemetery1.6 mi
- Gethsemani Catholic CemeteryHappy Valley, ORCatholic cemetery1.6 mi
- Sunnyside Chimes Memorial GardenHappy Valley, ORMemorial park1.7 mi
- Shaarie Torah CemeteryMilwaukie, ORJewish cemetery2.2 mi
- Keser Israel and Shaarie Torah CemeteryMilwaukie, ORCemetery2.2 mi
- Cristilla Pioneer CemeteryHappy Valley, ORCemetery2.2 mi
Funeral homes near Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Lincoln Memorial Park & Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Portland · (503) 771-1117
- Oregon Cremation Co1.7 miCremation provider · Happy Valley · (503) 847-9018
- Sunnyside Little Chapel of the Chimes1.7 miFuneral chapel · Happy Valley · (503) 659-1184
- Gethsemani Catholic Cemetery and Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Happy Valley · (503) 659-1350
- Sunnyside Funeral Cremation and Memorial Gardens1.7 miCremation provider · Happy Valley · (503) 298-4339
- Synergy First Call Mortuary, Inc.1.7 miMortuary · Portland · (971) 354-0659
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