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Lone Fir Cemetery

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Founded in 1855, Lone Fir is located at Southeast 26th Avenue and Stark Street in Portland.

Nestled in Southeast Portland, Lone Fir Cemetery is more than just a cemetery. It’s also one of Portland’s richest outdoor history museums and botanic gardens.

Lone Fir reads like a good book, telling the story of the many eras of settlement and development that have transformed the Portland area since the cemetery was founded in 1855. This 30-acre property is the resting place for more than 25,000 people, including famous Portlanders with names like Lovejoy and Hawthorne. Visitors will also find notable trees and shrubs, giving Lone Fir the feel of an arboretum.

Located at Southeast Stark Street and 26^th Avenue, Lone Fir serves as a venue for historical and cultural events, as well as much-needed park space for visitors and area residents.

Burial at Lone Fir

Lone Fir Cemetery is open for in-ground cremation burial, niche placement and scattering of cremated remains, as well as other remembrance options. To inquire about options and pricing, call 503-797-1709 or email cemetery@oregonmetro.gov.

Chestnut Grove Memorial Garden

Metro will reopen Lone Fir Cemetery to new burials in summer 2013 with a new cremation remembrance garden. View plans for Chestnut Grove Memorial Garden. Go

Heritage Garden

Learn about the vision for a heritage garden and memorial to honor Chinese workers and asylum patients buried at Lone Fir Cemetery in the 1800s. Find out how you can get involved. Go

Rich in history

A visit to Lone Fir Cemetery will reveal the region’s history. Learn about some of the cemetery’s most famous residents. Go

Lone Fir community

Metro receives support from two organizations who work together to care for Lone Fir Cemetery and make it even better.

Friends of Lone Fir was founded in 2001, after vandalism damaged more than 80 headstones. Today, the group leads monthly and special educational tours, clean-up days and events to raise awareness of the cemetery. Visit Friends of Lone Fir

The Lone Fir Cemetery Foundation was founded in 2011 to raise capital funds needed to preserve culturally significant features. Learn more about the foundation

About Metro's historic cemeteries

Metro's historic cemeteries not only offer a unique look into the past, but are managed as active facilities. Public inquiries concerning gravesite selection and other services are welcome. Metro maintains burial records for use by family historians and genealogical researchers. To locate a gravesite, you can search the records online or contact cemetery staff. Search cemetery records online

Getting there

Lone Fir Cemetery is located in Southeast Portland between Stark and Morrison streets and 20th and 26th avenues.

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• Frequently asked questions 57K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published October 23, 2012
• Lone Fir main map 419K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published August 22, 2011
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Related Internet links

• Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery

  (http://www.friendsoflonefircemetery.org)