GI LLIAM COUNTY

Gilliam County Cecil Children Cecil Children Janice M Healy (2000) Janice M. Healy (2000) Burial Site Guide Gilliam County

Area: 1,223 square miles Population ( I 998): 2,023 County seat: Condon, Population: 790 County established: 25 February 1885

The earliest established public cemetery in Gilliam County was apparently Blalock in 1880. This was during the construction of the trans-continental railway to Portland. Gilliam County then began to be populated by settlers who engaged in wheat and livestock ranching. There was some lumbering in the far south of the county. The 1880's saw the establishment of most of the public cemeteries.

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ARLINGTON D 3.38 1 1882 T3N R21E S28 AKA: 1. MASONIC Leave the 1-84 Freeway and turn onto OR. Hwy. 19 (Locust Street) into town. Turn right off of Locust Street onto Main Street, go about 0.6 of a mile up the hill to the cemetery below the water tower. You will pass the Elementary and High Schools. (Arlington 1971 USGS Quad. map.)

BLALOCK 8.75 8 1880-1895 T3N R19E S36 Now underwater in Lake Umatilla. In 1960 all known graves (16) were moved to the Arlington Cemetery as the was being constructed. (Not shown on Sundale N. W. 1971 USGS Quad. map.)

BROWN, FAMILY A 2 5 1881 T3S R22E 810 AKA: 1. DEVILS GAP Go 7 miles north of Condon on OR. Hwy. 19 at Milepost 29, turn right (southeast) on Cayuse Canyon Road for 5.1 miles, then turn right (south) onto a private road. Go 1 mile to the confluence of Rock Creek and South Fork of Rock Creek. There were 20 known burials 1972. NOTE: This site is thought to be on private property. (Devils Gap 1970 USGS Quad. map. Metsker Land Ownership Atlas 1934 lists H. G. Brown Ranch.)

CECIL CHILDREN, A ? ? 13 Feb 1877 T3N R22E S12 ANNA LAURA AND WALTER This small burial ground is located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12. It is on the heights above the left (west) bank of the valley of Willow Creek, upstream from its mouth with the . The burial ground is about half a mile to the northeast from the nearest point on the new alignment of OR. Hwy. 74; at 2.2 miles south of Heppner Junction. It is out of sight of the road and access is on foot through a farm field, possibly private property. A range fire has cleared the sage and grass this fall (2000) so we were able to locate it. There are only three tombstones left here. They are for Walter Cecil aged 5 years, 7 months, 21 days died 13 February 1877. Anna Laura Cecil aged 7 years, 11 months, 5 days died 17 February 1877. Who

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were the children of William Y. Cecil and Mary Ellen Cecil who settled in 1862 starting the hamlet of Cecil in what is now Morrow County. Elizabeth M. Shippy Died 12 December 1879 aged 32 years, 7 months and 13 days. There is evidence of other graves here as well as holes doug that were not fully filled back in. With the site having being totally burned over a few days before, we could not tell if they were recent or not. When Gilliam and Morrow Counties were created in February 1885 the graves were then in Gilliam County. {2 September 2000} (Heppner Junction 1962 USGS Quad. map)

CLEM ? 0.15 ? ? T15 R21E S32 Leave OR. Hwy 19 at Milepost 23.1 and turn right (west), go 1.2 miles to Clem. Turn right (northerly) onto Clem Road and drive another 1.7 miles to a driveway, turn left (west) to the cemetery, which is about 70 yards off of the county road. (Mikkalo 1970 USGS Quad. map.)

CYRUS CHILDREN A 0.01 2 1877 T1N R2OE 515 Go 0.35 of a mile east of the railway overpass over Middle Rock Creek Lane and 0.45 of a mile east of Rock Creek community. The grave is about 500-600 feet southwest of the road on a low ridge overlooking the valley. Go 9.6 miles northwest of OR. Hwy. 19 at Olex via Middle Rock Creek Lane. A rock-enclosed grave for the three children of Lawson and Martha H. Milkey Cyrus is located about 0.25 of a mile upstream from the Rock Creek School, near the Don Ramsay home (1990). The children: George W. Cyrus, died 28 May 1877, aged 4 years, 6 months, 6 days; Lillia May Cyrus, died 28 May 1877, aged 1 year, 8 months, 28 days; and Wayman Cyrus, died 4 June 1677, age 9 years, 4 months, 15 days. (Turner Butte 1964-75 USGS Quad. map.)

DERN, TOMMY A 0.3 2 10 Apr 1885 T1N R22E S26 AKA: 1. DEAN Located 18.7 miles southeast of Arlington. Drive 4 miles south of Arlington on OR. Hwy. 19. Turn left (east) onto Fourmile Road;

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after driving 4.8 miles on Fourmile Road, turn right (southerly) onto Eightmile Canyon Road and go 8.6 miles (incidentally you will pass by Eightmile Cemetery). Turn right (south) onto Davidson Road and drive another 1.5 miles. The cemetery is on the left. There are 11 known burials. {14 July 1990} (Hickland Butte 1964 USGS Quad. map.)

EIGHTMILE B 0.3 1 1880'S T1N R22E S5 AKA: 1. MONTAGUE Located 12 miles from Arlington in Eightmile Canyon. Go 4 miles south of Arlington on OR. Hwy. 19, then left (southeast) 4.8 miles on Fourmile Road before turning right (south) and going 3.3 miles on Eightmile Canyon Road. The cemetery is located in the Eightmile Canyon Valley. {14 July 1990} (Hickland Butte 1964 USGS Quad. map.)

EWING FAMILY A 0.01 ? ? T3N R22E 934 Reportedly Harvey Ewing's wife and sister are buried in this section, about two miles southwest of OR. Hwy. 74 at Rhea. This is a mile or so southwest of the bygone railway stop of Rhea, within the Willow Creek Valley and up Eightmile Canyon. (Not shown on Horn Butte 1964 USGS Quad. map.)

FLETT A 0.08 ? 1903 T2S R22E S9 This cemetery is on the lower slope of a ridge overlooking Rock Creek Valley. Leave OR. Hwy. 19 at Milepost 17, (at Olex), and go southeast past Olex Cemetery via Upper Rock Creek Road 8.7 miles and then 200 yards right on the (southwest) side of road, up slope behind a ranch house. It was fenced when visited in 1971. There were 12 known burials at that time. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Wolf Hollow Falls 1970 USGS Quad. map.)

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I.O.O.F. [CONDON] C 10.7 1 16 Dec 1886 T4S R21E S2 AKA: 1. DOWNING Found in Sections 2 and 3. In the northeast 2. KING OF corner of Condon, {1 September 2000} PEACE (Condon 1970-87 USGS Quad.map.) 3. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS 4. MASONIC [CONDON]

I.O.O.F. [MAYVILLE] 13 5 1 1901 T5S R21E S28 AKA: 1. MAYVILLE Located near Mayville. Go 11.6 miles south of Condon on OR. Hwy. 19 to Milepost 50, turn a hard right and back onto Wehrli Canyon Loop where the highway climbs out of the Dyer Canyon onto a broad ridgetop. Drive 0.6 of a mile west to the cemetery on the right (north). (Fossil North 1970 USGS Quad. map.)

IGO C 2 1 18 Jul 1888 T3S R208 S21 AKA: 1. ALVILLE Located west of Condon about 10 miles. Go 2. IGO GRANGE 8.9 miles northwest of Condon on OR. Hwy. 206, and then 2.3 miles west and south on Alville Lane. {Nov. 1987} (Igo Butte 1970 USGS Quad. map.)

LONEROCK B 3 1 1922 T6S R24E S4 Drive 4.7 miles east from Condon on OR. Hwy. 206. At Milepost 45.6 turn right (south) onto Lonerock Road, going 16.5 miles to the old town of Lonerock. Turn right (south) of the town, still on Lonerock Road for an additional 1.9 miles. Then turn left (east) onto Campbell Lane, driving about 0.9 of a mile along the Wheeler County Line, and lastly a hard left up a ridge and back 0.3 of a mile to the cemetery. (Lefevre Prairie 1969-83 USGS Quad. map.)

LOST VALLEY ? 0.1 5 Circa 1879 T6S R23E S4 Go 4.7 miles east of Condon on OR. Hwy. 206 to Milepost 45.6, then go 6.1 miles southeast on Lonerock Road and then a further 8.1 miles south on Lost Valley Road. The cemetery is about 200 feet on the right (west) down slope in Lost Valley. It is on the Earl Hardie Ranch, just inside the gate. Only one

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readable marker remains: Duane Y. Baily, 22 March 1864-11 April 1885. The marker is inside the barn. (Lonerock 1969-83 USGS Quad. map.)

MARICK FAMILY ? ? ? ? T1N R208 Perhaps located in Section 13 or 24. Reportedly this family cemetery is several miles upstream (southwest) from the locale of Rock Creek. (Not shown on Turner Butte 1964- 75 USGS Quad. map)

MARVEL GIRL A 0.01 ? ? T1N R22E 27 This is a single grave surrounded by a pipe fence situated on a hill. Take the route to Eightmile Cemetery (see that article) and continue south past Eightmile Cemetery on Eightmile Road about 2 miles to the junction with Cameron Road to the right (west). Proceed on Cameron Road a mile or less to the property of Bill and Barbara West. The grave is off on the right (north). The 15 year-old Marvel girl was killed when a horse fell on her. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on Hickland Butte 1964 USGS Quad. map.)

MILLER, FRANK A 0.01 ? 7 Jan 1896 T5S R24E "Located about 5 miles south[west] of Hardman is the burial for Frank Miller, born 11 September 1879, died 7 January 1896." No further information was given in the report. (Not shown on Lefevre Prairie USGS Quad. map.)

OLEX C 0.75 2 1870'S T1S R21E 211 Leave OR. Hwy. 19 at Milepost 17, at Olex, then go 0.6 of a mile southeast on Upper Rock Creek Road. The cemetery is on the left (east) side of road and is fenced. (Mikkalo 1970 USGS Quad. map.)

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PAPERSACK A 0.07 5 1882 T5S R22E S16 AKA: 1. TRAIL FORK Located in Papersack Canyon. Go 1.3 miles on 2. WHITE a private road east, off of Trail Fork FAMILY Road. This private road junction is 6.9 miles via Trail Fork Lane from OR. Hwy. 19 at Milepost 43.7. Follow the private road to the left (easterly) at the ranch for 1.3 miles from Trail Fork Canyon, over 2 ridges to Papersack Canyon. The cemetery is between the road and the stream bed, fenced, with no easy access. There are 15 known burials, with only 4 stones remaining. NOTE: This site most likely is on private property. (Matney Flat 1970 USGS Quad. map.)

POTTER'S A 0.2 2 14 Jul 1911 T1S R2OE S29 AKA: 1. MT. MORIAH Located northwest of Condon via OR. Hwy. 206 at Milepost 24.1, then go 6.3 miles north on Devils Butte Road to the cemetery on the left (west) side of road. The cemetery is fenced with 9 known burials. (Devils Backbone 1970 USGS Quad. map.)

ST. JOSEPH B 0.87 1 1891 T4S R21E S10 AKA: 1. CATHOLIC Located on the south side of Cottonwood Road across from the I.O.O.F. [Condon] Cemetery; just northeast of Condon and next to the Fairgrounds. {1 September 2000} (Condon 1970-87 USGS Quad.map.)

UNKNOWN A 0.01 5 1880 T1N R21E S18 A lone grave, possibly located on the breaks of the plateau above Rock Creek. Leave OR. Hwy. 19 at Milepost 7.2 and turn right (westerly) onto Cedar Springs Lane. Go 2.4 miles to Berthold Lane on the left (southerly). Continue on Berthold Lane; the county jurisdiction ends at 2.9 miles with a private road continuing ahead to the south. The grave is presumably about 1.5 miles, as the crow flies, due west of here. No known access other than on foot. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on Shutler Flat 1964 USGS Quad. map.)

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UNKNOWN ? 7 ? 7 T58 R2212 828 This cemetery is on the eastern slope of a ridge above an unnamed tributary of Trail Fork Canyon. Noted on a field log, taken by a State Highway crew on 8 July 1936, as a cemetery 0.25 of a mile off of a county road. This county road has since been abandoned. The cemetery is 0.9 of a mile, as the crow flies, southwest of the abandoned Trail Fork School. Trail Fork School is 8.9 miles from OR. Hwy. 19 at Milepost 43.7, via Trail Fork Lane. (Salmon Fork 1970 USGS Quad. map.)

UNKNOWN MAN A 0.01 7 7 T1N R208 Located in Section 7 or 18. This unknown man was reportedly killed by Indians and is buried in an unmarked grave in a field on the Marick Ranch north of Rock Creek and downstream several miles from the locale of Rock Creek. (Not shown on Turner Butte 1964- 75 USGS Quad. map.)

WASHBURN, ROYAL ARTHUR A 0.01 ? 9 Oct 1898 T6S R238 84 The single gravestone of a 15 year-old boy was last reported to be broken into three pieces and lying in a field. That report appears to be from the 1960's. The site was on the David Hardie Ranch and is apparently just west of the Lost Valley Cemetery. (Not shown on Lonerock 1983 USGS Quad. map.)

WILSON, D. J. A 0.01 ? 10 Jul 1907 ? ? An article in the Community Press of 22 March 1978, page 11 reports a visit to this lonely grave. It is about "20 miles outside of Condon and five miles down a canyon." Apparently this refers to OR. Hwy. 206 for about 15 miles and then turn off for five miles towards the via a dusty road. There was a black iron gate with a granite tombstone inside and inscribed D. J. Wilson, 20 August 1871 to 10 July 1907: "A kind wife mourns in thee a husband lost." (Not shown on Devils Backbone or Esau Canyon 1970 USGS Quad. maps.)

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ALVILLE see IGO GILLIAM CO. T3S R2OE S21 ARLINGTON GILLIAM CO. T3N R21E S28 BAILY, DUANE Y. see LOST VALLEY GILLIAM CO. T65 R23E 54 BLALOCK GILLIAM CO. T3N R19E 536 BROWN FAMILY GILLIAM CO. T35 R22E 510 CATHOLIC see ST. JOSEPH GILLIAM CO. T4S R21E 510 CECIL CHILDREN, ANNA LAURA AND WALTER GILLIAM CO. T3N R22E S12 CECIL, MARY ELLEN see CECIL CHILDREN, ANNA LAURA AND WALTER GILLIAM CO. T3N R22E 512 CECIL, WILLIAM Y. see CECIL CHILDREN, ANNA LAURA AND WALTER GILLIAM CO. T3N R22E S12 CLEM GILLIAM CO. T1S R21E S32 CYRUS CHILDREN GILLIAM CO. T1N R2OE S15 CYRUS, GEORGE W. see CYRUS CHILDREN GILLIAM CO. T1N R2OE S15 CYRUS, LAWSON see CYRUS CHILDREN GILLIAM CO. T1N R2OE S15 CYRUS, LILLIA MAY see CYRUS CHILDREN GILLIAM CO. T1N R2OE 515 CYRUS, MARTHA H. MILKEY see CYRUS CHILDREN GILLIAM CO. T1N R2OE S15 CYRUS, WAYMAN see CYRUS CHILDREN GILLIAM CO. T1N R2OE 515 DEAN see DEEN, TOMMY GILLIAM CO. T1N R22E 526 DEEN, TOMMY GILLIAM CO. T1N R22E 526 DEVILS GAP see BROWN FAMILY GILLIAM CO. T3S R22E 510 DOWNING see I.O.O.F. [CONDON] GILLIAM CO. T4S R21E S2 EIGHTMILE GILLIAM CO. T1N R22E S5 EWING FAMILY GILLIAM CO. T3N R22E S34 EWING, HARVEY see EWING FAMILY GILLIAM CO. T3N R22E S34 FLETT GILLIAM CO. T2S R22E S9 HARDIE RANCH, DAVID see WASHBURN, ROYAL ARTHUR GILLIAM CO. T6S R23E S4 HARDIE RANCH, EARL see LOST VALLEY GILLIAM CO. T6S R23E S4 I.O.O.F. [CONDON] GILLIAM CO. T4S R21E S2 I.O.O.F. [MAYVILLE] GILLIAM CO. T5S R21E 828 IGO GILLIAM CO. T3S R2OE 821 IGO GRANGE see IGO GILLIAM CO. T3S R2OE S21 KING OF PEACE see I.O.O.F. [CONDON] GILLIAM CO. T4S R21E S2 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS see I.O.O.F. [CONDON] GILLIAM CO. T4S R21E S2 LONEROCK GILLIAM CO. T65 R24E S4 LOST VALLEY GILLIAM CO. T6S R23E S4 MARICK FAMILY GILLIAM CO. T1N R2OE ? MARICK RANCH see UNKNOWN MAN GILLIAM CO. T1N R2OE ? MARVEL GIRL GILLIAM CO. T1N R22E 57 MASONIC see ARLINGTON GILLIAM CO. T3N R21E S28 MASONIC [CONDON] see I.O.O.F. [CONDON] GILLIAM CO. T4S R21E S2

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MAYVILLE see I.O.O.F. [MAYVILLE] GILLIAM CO. T5S R21E S28 MILLER, FRANK GILLIAM CO. T5S R24E ? MONTAGUE see EIGHTMILE GILLIAM CO. T1N R22E S5 MT. MORIAH see POTTER'S GILLIAM CO. T1S R2OE S29 OLEX GILLIAM CO. T1S R21E Sll PAPERSACK GILLIAM CO. T5S R22E S16 POTTER'S GILLIAM CO. T1S R20E S29 RAMSAY HOME, DON see CYRUS CHILDREN GILLIAM CO. T1N R2OE S15 ST. JOSEPH GILLIAM CO. T4S R21E S10 TRAIL FORK see PAPERSACK GILLIAM CO. T5S R22E S16 UNKNOWN GILLIAM CO. T1N R21E S18 UNKNOWN GILLIAM CO. T5S R22E S28 UNKNOWN MAN GILLIAM CO. T1N R2OE ? WASHBURN, ROYAL ARTHUR GILLIAM CO. T6S R23E S4 WHITE FAMILY see PAPERSACK GILLIAM CO. T5S R22E S16 WILSON, D. J. GILLIAM CO. ? ? ?

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