About Lone Fir Cemetery
Lone Fir Cemetery is a cemetery in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. It is operated by Metro. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 07000824). The grounds sit at about 151 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 29 notable people buried here, including W. W. Thayer, Harry Lane and George Law Curry. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1123369. The nearest other listed cemetery is Rose City Cemetery, about 2.7 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Holman's Funeral & Cremation Service in Portland, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 41 cemeteries we list in Multnomah County, and 56 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 6 of the 41 listings in Multnomah County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at Lone Fir Cemetery
Among them: 3 journalists, 3 physicians, 2 baseball players, 2 governors, 2 US representatives, 2 writers, 1 actor, 1 artist.
- W. W. Thayer1827-1899American judge
- Harry Lane1855-1917American politician
- George Law Curry1820-1878American journalist, Governor of Oregon
- Melvin Clark George1849-1933American politician
- Thomas J. Dryer1808-1879American politician
- Esther Pohl Lovejoy1869-1967American physician and international relief worker
- Alma Francis1890-1968American actress
- Asa Lovejoy1808-1882American politician
- Eliza Barchus1857-1959Painter
- William W. Chapman1808-1892American politician
- Frederick Van Voorhies Holman1852-1927Lawyer and civic leader in Portland, Oregon, president of Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Bar Association
- George Edward Cole1826-1906American politician
Show all 29 notable burials
- James C. Hawthorne1819-1881American politician
- Julius C. Moreland1844-1918American judge
- Charity Lamb1818-1818American murderer
- Charles Gardner1814-1892American politician from Minnesota
- Frank Dekum1829-1894Merchant, banker
- Henry S. Rowe1851-1914American mayor
- Horace Sumner Lyman1855-1904Historian of Portland, Oregon; editor of the Portland Pacific Express and the Prohibition Star
- Jiggs Parrott1871-1898Professional baseball player
- Tom Parrott1868-1932Former professional baseball player
- Albert G. Walling1828-1896American printer and publisher
- Harriet Redmond1862-1952African-American suffragist
- Harriet Stitzeldied 1878Author from Oregon, United States
- Hollister D. McGuiredied 1899Oregon fish commissioner
- J. A. Chapman1821-1885Mayor of Portland, Oregon, physician
- James Robert Cardwell1830-1916Dentist; First president of the Oregon State Horticultural Society.
- Socrates Hotchkiss Tryon, Sr.1816-1855American physician
- Benjamin Simpson1818-1911American immigrant from Scotland; father of Samuel L. Simpson
People whose Wikidata entry gives Lone Fir 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
45.51817, -122.64203
What Lone Fir 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
- Rose City CemeteryPortland, ORMunicipal cemetery2.7 mi
- Brainard CemeteryPortland, ORCemetery3.4 mi
- Brainerd CemeteryPortland, ORCemetery3.4 mi
- Multnomah Park CemeteryPortland, ORCemetery3.6 mi
- River View Cemetery300 South Taylors Ferry Road, Portland, ORCemetery4.1 mi
- Riverview CemeteryMilwaukie, ORCemetery4.2 mi
- Kesher Israel CemeteryMilwaukie, ORJewish cemetery4.3 mi
- Keser Israel and Shaarie Torah CemeteryMilwaukie, ORCemetery4.3 mi
- Shaarie Torah CemeteryMilwaukie, ORJewish cemetery4.3 mi
- Beth Israel CemeteryLake Oswego, ORJewish cemetery4.4 mi
Funeral homes near Lone Fir Cemetery
- Holman's Funeral & Cremation Service0.5 miCremation provider · Portland · (503) 232-5131
- Caldwells, Hennessey, Goetsch & Mcgee Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Portland · (503) 232-4111
- Zeller Chapel Of The Roses Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral chapel · Portland · (503) 287-1155
- Crown Cremation Services1.4 miCremation provider · Portland · (503) 208-8338
- First Call Mortuary1.6 miCremation provider · Portland · (503) 213-4446
- Tulip Cremation1.6 miCremation provider · Portland · (844) 942-4909
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Lone Fir Cemetery located?
Lone Fir Cemetery is at 2115 Southeast Morrison Street, Portland, OR 97214 in Multnomah County. GPS coordinates: 45.51817, -122.64203.
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