About Wynooche Cemetery
Wynooche Cemetery is a cemetery near Montesano, Grays Harbor County, Washington. It lies about 1.0 mi east of Montesano. The grounds sit at about 135 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Annie Heloise Abel, Grace Almeda Gibson and John Arthur James Cobain. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2605479. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fern Hill Funeral Home in Aberdeen, about 8.6 mi away. It is one of 19 cemeteries we list in Grays Harbor County, and 7 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Grays Harbor County dates to 1914.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Montesano. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Wynooche Cemetery
Among them: 1 writer.
- Annie Heloise Abel1873-1947American historian born in England
- Grace Almeda Gibson1890-1957Great-grandmother of Kurt Cobain (21 May 1890 Porter, Washington - 18 Dec 1957 Aberdeen, Washington)
- John Arthur James Cobain1888-1938Great-grandfather of Kurt Cobain (Mar 1889 in Ellensburg, Washington - 8 Sep 1938 in Markham, Washington)
- Leland Elmer Cobain1923-2013Paternal grandfather of Kurt Cobain
People whose Wikidata entry gives Wynooche 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 Wynooche 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
- Wynoochee CemeteryMontesano, WACemetery0.0 mi
- Satsop CemeteryElma, WACemetery6.3 mi
- Forest Hill CemeteryCosmopolis, WACemetery7.6 mi
- St. Joseph's Catholic CemetaryElma, WACatholic cemetery8.1 mi
- Elma Catholic CemeteryElma, WACatholic cemetery8.1 mi
- Fern Hill Cemetery2212 Roosevelt Street, Aberdeen, WAChurch cemetery8.3 mi
- Masonic CemeteryElma, WACemetery9.0 mi
- Vesta CemetaryMontesano, WACemetery10 mi
- Oddfellow CemeteryElma, WACemetery12 mi
- Saint John's CemetaryAberdeen, WA · est. 1914Christian cemetery12 mi
Funeral homes near Wynooche Cemetery
- Grays Harbor Monument8.1 miMonument dealer · Aberdeen · (360) 533-1350
- Fern Hill Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Aberdeen · (360) 532-0220
- Harrison Family Mortuary9.4 miMortuary · Aberdeen · (360) 533-8864
- Coleman Mortuary Inc13 miMortuary · Hoquiam · (360) 532-4090
- Stoller's Mortuary21 miMortuary · Raymond · (360) 942-2071
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