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Area: 3,089 square miles Population (1998) 16,448 County Seat: Baker City, Population: 9,870 County Established: 22 September 1862

The Oregon Trail crossed what is now Baker County. Cemeteries were not established until after gold was discovered in 1861. The cemeteries of the boom town of Auburn were apparently the first public cemeteries. There were a number of short-lived mining towns that had cemeteries. Chinese miners started cemeteries for their dead. In the 1870's livestock ranchers arrived and established most of the present day public cemeteries.

Eagle Valley Janice M. Healy (2000)

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ALDER CREEK B 0.5 ? Circa 1892 T105 R41E S35 AKA: 1. PLEASANT Leave U.S. 30 at the south Baker City VALLEY Interchange. Continue ahead on Old U.S. 30, (now a county road) for 10 miles, passing under the 1-84 Freeway. Turn right on Alder Creek Road, again passing under the 1-84 Freeway, for 3.2 miles. Turn right on Dry Creek Cutoff, crossing Alder Creek, and go 0.25 of a mile up to the top of the ridge, where the cemetery is. There are 26 known graves, as per Yesterdays Roll Call, Published by the Genealogical Forum of Portland Oregon, Inc. (1970). (Encina 1967- 84 USGS Quad. map.)

ASHBY CHILD A ? ? ? 7 R47E This could be in Township 7 South or Township 8 South, and in Section 3 or 34. A child of Bill Ashby that drowned in Pine Creek and was buried on the Ashby Homestead. The burial is just west of the confluence of Fish Creek with Pine Creek. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on McLain Gulch 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

AUBURN B 0.5 5 1862 T10S R39E 618 Located at the site of Auburn. Originally there were 2 Chinese cemeteries and 1 for whites. The Chinese were moved back to China. Only 5 graves in the white cemetery are visible today 1910-1960's. (Blue Canyon 1967-84 USGS Quad. map.)

AUNT POLLY A 0.01 ? ? T12S R38E Possibly located in Section 29, in the Hereford area on a hill above the old Butts Place. Her name has been lost. NOTE: No other information was given with the report. (Not shown on Hereford 1972 USGS Quad. map.)

BASTIAN FAMILY A 7 ? ? T12S R45E 7 The father and sister of Mary D. Bastian were buried at their homestead in the Hibbard Creek area. They may have later been reburied in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Baker City.

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NOTE: No other information was given with the report. (Not shown on Connor Creek 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

BIG CREEK El ? ? Sep 1878 T7S R41E S2 AKA: 1. BEAGLE CREEK Located 0.25 of a mile off OR. Hwy. 203 and 2 or 3 miles south of Medical Springs, on a hill on the east side of the highway. The land was donated by Jim Sams. There are 54 known burials; 3 unknown burials (1970); with 14 markers, 1880-1914. Could this cemetery be in Union County? (Not shown on Keating Northwest 1967 or Medical Springs 1965-84 USGS Quad. maps.)

SIG FLAT ? 0.6 ? Circa 1905 T12S R37E S10 AKA: 1. AUDREY Go 5 miles west of Hereford on OR. Hwy. 245, and then 3.25 miles north on Big Flat Road. This site is located on the east side, 400 feet south of the school (in the area served by the old Audrey P.O.). This is on the homestead of Dr. Ulysses Grant Strieby, who donated 2 acres for a cemetery, and donated land 400 feet north of the cemetery for a school. There are 3 adults and 4 children known to be buried here. This site was fenced in 1969. (Unity Reservoir 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

BOBBINGTON, THOMAS A 0.01 7 2 June 1894 T6S R45E S34 A 79 year-old miner who died of a heart attack is buried on the bank of Pine Creek one eighth of a mile south of Cornucopia. (Not shown on Cornucopia 1990 USGS Quad. maps.)

BOOT HILL A ? 5 1860'S T8S R44E Located near Sparta. There are 3 graves on a hill south of the townsite of Sparta. The men were killed in a gunfight. This is separate from the Sparta Cemetery. (Not shown on Sparta 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

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BOURNE A ? 5 ? T8S R37E ? Possibly found in Section 32 or 33. Three graves were located in this ghost town, no markers of any kind remain. (Not shown on Bourne 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

BOYER FAMILY A 0.25 5 Circa 1890 T12S R38E Perhaps located in Section 28 or 29 along Hereford Loop. Thomas Boyer donated the land for this small cemetery. It was fenced in 1970 and cared for by family members. There are 5 known burials on the Fred Boyer Ranch (1969). NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on Hereford 1972 USGS Quad. map.)

BRIDGEPORT C 0.5 5 1878-1931 T12S R41E S30 Located on the north side of , 0.4 of a mile north of Bridgeport and about 0.25 of a mile north of the bridge over Burnt River, on the left side of the road. There are 18 known burials. The bodies were moved 1877-1884 from Clarksville, as that cemetery was mined out. This cemetery is on the Dave Ennis Homestead. The land was donated by the Wendt brothers. (Bridgeport 1990 USGS Quad. map.)

BURKEMONT ? ? ? Circa 1909 T7S R42E S28 Burkemont was a gold-mining community approximately 20 miles northeast of Baker City. The platted site occupied the Southeast 1/4 of Section 28. There was a post office for Burkemont from October 1900 to August 1957. Baker County death certificate #576 for 28 August 1909 records the death of Ezra VanDeventer, aged about 45, and his burial the next day at the cemetery. (Not shown on Sawtooth Ridge 1967-1984 USGS Quad. map)

CHINESE [BAKER CITY] ? 0.2 5 7 T98 R408 S15 Go east from down town on Campbell Street under the 1-84 Freeway and on the east side of the interchange the cemetery site is on the left (north) side of Campbell Street. Oregon Burial Site Guide Baker County

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Presumably all or most of the remains were later shipped back to China as was the custom. (Not shown on Baker City 1994 USGS Quad. map.)

CHINESE [SPARTA] ? ? 5 ? T8S R44E Perhaps located in Section 15. There was formerly a Chinese cemetery on a hill just east of Sparta. The remains were shipped back to China. (Not shown on Sparta 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

CLARK CHILDREN A 7 5 ? T8S R46E Perhaps located in Section 9 or 10 on the north side of OR. Hwy. 86, 1.5 miles east of Halfway. There are 2 or 3 of the Clark children buried on the Ed Greener Place (1966) in Pine Valley. The graves are now lost, or perhaps were removed to the Pine Haven Cemetery. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on Halfway 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

CLARKSVILLE ? 0.15 ? 7 T12S R41E S34 Located 0.35 of a mile south of Clarksville on a hill by Towne Gulch. (Bridgeport 1990 USGS Quad. map.)

CLAWSON BABIES A 0.01 7 29 May 1916 ? ? Baker County death certificates #82 and #83 for 1916 report the deaths of two unnamed male premature infants. They are buried "at home 12 miles south of Baker." The parents were Ellis L. Clawson and Martha Lucile Stam.

COLT, ISAAC A 0.01 2 1890 T13S R37E S5 Isaac Colt was killed in a snow slide. He is buried on the ranch of his brother, Porter Colt, about 9 miles west of Hereford and just to the right (west) of OR. Hwy. 245. The grave is on a height surrounded by a steel fence and is plainly visible from the highway (1966). NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on Unity 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

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CONNOR CREEK ? ? ? T11S R45E 534 Drive 17 miles from Huntington via Road. Turn inland on Connor Creek Road. This old burial ground contains a "good many" miners, including Chinese, at an old mining camp about 3 miles from the Snake River. NOTE: No other information was given in the report. {12 September 2000, Found this to be a one lane road with a creek to ford in several spots, we do not recommend this for the average passenger car, the road is closed by a big steel gate at 3.1 miles signed "NO PUBLIC ACCESS". We saw no sign of a cemetery in this very narrow canyon, but lots of mining activity from different time periods, with active prospecting still being carried on. Beware of the jumbo poison oak.} (Not shown on Connor Creek 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

COOPER, J. F. J. A 0.01 2 ? T125 R44E S19 Leave the 1-84 Freeway at the Weatherby interchange, exit #335. Head for Gales Road on the west side of the freeway. Gales Road runs westerly and then sharply northerly crossing the Burnt River twice and then the Union Pacific tracks. After crossing the tracks the road continues ahead northerly parallel to the tracks. About 0.5 of a mile from the interchange legs there is a single government marker about 200 yards to the left upslope in the brush. It is the grave of J. F. J. Cooper, Sergeant of Co. M., 2nd Colo. Cay. (no dates). Someone has planted rosebushes here and the grave is best located when the yellow roses are in bloom. (Not shown on Big Lookout Mtn. 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

COPPERFIELD-HOMESTEAD B 0.25 5 Circa 1903 T6S R48E S33 AKA: 1. HOMESTEAD This cemetery is located about halfway between Copperfield and Homestead on the Snake River. Leave the tunnel and go north another 0.43 of a mile. Turn off the main road onto a side road to the left. Go 0.55 of a mile to the cemetery, which is on the bluff above the south bank of Bob Creek. There is an airport between the river road

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and cemetery access road. There were about 40 known burials in 1966. (Homestead 1990 USGS Quad. map.)

CORNUCOPIA A ? 7 ? T6S R458 Possibly located in Section 35, 0.25 of a mile below Schneider's cabin (1894). One known marker. NOTE: No other information was given in the report. (Not shown on Jimtown 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

DEVIN, GRANDMA A 0.01 7 1878/1879 T12S R38E Located in Section 28 or 29, in the vicinity of Hereford and a short distance from the Boyer Ranch. NOTE: No other information was given in the report. (Not shown on Hereford 1972 USGS Quad. map.)

DURKEE C 2.9 4 Late 1890's T118 R43E 818 Located about 2.5 miles northwest of Durkee, on old U.S. Hwy. 30, then right and back on an unnamed road 0.34 of a mile to the ridgetop. The cemetery was deeded to the community by Mr. T.B. Moore in the late 1890's. Some of the unmarked burials probably date from the 1850's. It is believed there are about 150 burials here. Most are unmarked, and there are no known records. (Durkee 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

EAGLE VALLEY C 4.5 1 1870 T9S R45E S26 AKA: 1. I.O.O.F. Located 1 mile south of Richland. January [RICHLAND] 1871 is the first recorded burial. This includes the I.O.O.F. section. (Richland 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

EBENGER FAMILY A ? 9 ? T12S R45E S14 A little girl was buried here. The grave was marked by a thin flat stone at each end. Located at the mouth of Connor Creek, presumably now flooded by Brownlee Reservoir. NOTE: No other information was given in the report. (Not shown on Connor Creek 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

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EMIGRANT GRAVES ? ? ? 1841-1849 T14S R45E S20 Located 2.25 miles north of Farewell Bend. NOTE: No other information was given in the report. (Not shown on Olds Ferry 1952-74 USGS Quad. map.)

FLEETWOOD FAMILY, ASA A 0.25 5 1891 T12S R38E S20 Located 2 miles west of Hereford, on the south (left) side of OR. Hwy. 245. It is on the homestead of Asa Fleetwood, who donated the land for this cemetery at the time of a scarlet fever epidemic in the 1890's. There are 5 family members buried here. NOTE: Not to be confused with the Jim Fleetwood Family Cemetery. This site is on private property. (Beaverdam Creek 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

FLEETWOOD FAMILY, JIM A ? ? 7 T12S R38E S25 Two infants are buried on the old Jim Fleetwood Ranch along the Burnt River approximately 3 miles east of Hereford on OR. Hwy. 245. The graves are about 400 feet north of the highway on a narrow ridge and about 800 feet northeast of the bridge over Big Creek. [A baby of Jim Fleetwood's, and a baby of Fleetwood's daughter Alice Tetreau.] The graves are marked by a layer of rocks. NOTE: Not to be confused with the Asa Fleetwood Family Cemetery. This site is on private property. (Not shown on Devils Heel 1990 USGS Quad. map.)

GOLD RIDGE MINE A ? 5 ? T12S R43E S16 AKA: 1. CORD, OTTO A few miles up Shirttail Creek and French Creek is the Gold Ridge Mine. There are 2 infants and a child named Otto Cord buried here, apparently during the late 19th century. NOTE: No other information was given in the report. (Not shown on Durkee 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

GOOSE CREEK ? 0.2 2 Circa 1874 T8S R43E S29 AKA: 1. KEATING Go to Milepost 20.8 on OR. Hwy. 86, then north 1.9 miles on Middle Bridge Road, then go northeast 0.5 of a mile on Duby Road over Goose Creek Bridge to a ranch. The cemetery

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is 300 yards from the house. There are 3 known burials here. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Glasgow Butte 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

GORDON, FRANK A 0.01 5 ? T10S R36E Frank Gordon died at his mine above Whitney and is buried there. The headboard on his grave was indecipherable in 1966. NOTE: No other information was given in the report. (Not shown on Whitney 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

GREENHORN ? ? 5 ? T1OS R35E S9 Located in the southeast part of the near- ghost town of Greenhorn. Leave OR. Hwy. 7 southwest of Sumpter and turn northwesterly onto Greenhorn Road, go about 10 miles to the one-time mining town of Greenhorn. In the mid-1960's the cemetery had no markers and only traces of 3 graves. (Greenhorn 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

HAINES C 7 1 1899 T7S R39E S21 AKA: 1. ELKS Located about 1.5 miles north on U.S. Hwy. 2. MAXWELL 30, out of Haines. (Haines 1967 USGS Quad. map.)

HAMLIN, NATHANIEL A 0.01 2 Circa 1905 T7S R39E S27 The burial site is located about 1.5 miles northeast of Haines, and it is on the west side of Haines Dump Road, a few hundred feet north of Conroes Pig Ranch: one grave, fenced, with a stone marker. Nathaniel Hamlin was a Union Pacific worker who wished to be buried at the summit of Coyote Point, however the road was too icy at the time of the burial. (Not shown on Haines 1967 USGS Quad. map.)

HARDMAN GIRLS A 0.01 ? 9 Apr 1894 T118 R37E 831 Located about 8 miles southeast of Whitney, near the locale of Audrey on the North Fork of the Burnt River. This is a private fenced cemetery, about 3 miles northwest of Big Flat

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Cemetery on the original Franklin Lincoln Hardman Homestead (property was bought in 1892 for a homestead). Buried are 2 girls: Grace, age 6, died: 9 April 1894, daughter of Frank Hardman, and an infant daughter (died circa 1900) of Joseph Bart Hardman, a brother of Frank Hardman's. NOTE: This site is on private property. See An illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties State of Oregon, by Western Historical Publishing Company 1902, pages 334 and 335. (Not shown on Unity Reservoir 1984 USGS Quad. map.)

HASKINS YARD 7 ? ? 7 T13S R37E Possibly located in Section 18. There is a Haskins Gulch about 2 miles west of Unity, perhaps this cemetery is in this vicinity. NOTE: No other information other than the name and county was given with the report. (Not shown on Unity 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

HEATH, TOM A 0.01 4 1877 T89 R47E Possibly located in Section 25 or 36, near Brownlee Reservoir. The grave is neglected, but is marked with a stone marker. We are uncertain if this is above the current waterline of the Brownlee Reservoir. (Not shown on 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

HIBBARD CREEK A 0.1 2 1882-1934 T12S R458 827 AKA: 1. HOME Leave U.S. Hwy. 30 at Huntington. onto Snake 2. SNAKE RIVER River Road for 14.2 miles. Go 0.3 of a mile north of junction with Hibbard Creek Road. The cemetery is down on the bank of Brownlee Reservoir, it has a cement breakwater on the river side. The road down to this site is steep and rough, not suitable for modern passenger cars, best for a pick up or 4-wheel drive. One fenced in grave lot was totally covered with large poison oak, (2000). It has about 14 markers and was fenced a few years prior to 1970, according to Yesterday's Roll Call, Published by the Genealogical Forum of Portland Oregon, Inc. (1970). {12 September 2000} (Connor Creek 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

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HOOPINGGARDNER A ? ? ? T78 R458 CHILDREN Three children are buried on Walt Blacker's place (1966) near Carson. NOTE: No other information was given in the report. This site is on private property. (Not shown on Jimtown 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

HUNTINGTON, [OLD] A 0.2 4 1883-1898 T14S R44E S13 Turn off U.S. Hwy. 30 onto 1st Street and go uphill 0.2 of a mile to a fork in the road. Turn right, the old burial ground is on the left, a total of 0.25 of a mile from the highway. There were 11 markers. (Huntington 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

I.O.O.F. [HUNTINGTON] C 2 2 1890 T14S R458 S19 AKA: 1. HUNTINGTON Land was donated by the lodge, 0.5 mile east [NEW] of Huntington, on U.S. Hwy. 30. (12 September 2000) (Huntington 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

KOONTZ FAMILY A ? 3 1868-1900 T12S R4OE Possibly located on Section 29, 5 miles west of Bridgeport on the south side of Burnt River; 0.5 of a mile west from where Bridgeport Road joins OR. Hwy. 245. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on Wendt Butte 1990 USGS Quad. map.)

LIME-DIXIE B 2.4 5 Circa 1878 T138 R44E S22 AKA: 1. DIXIE Located about 1 mile north of Lime via Old 2. DURBIN U.S. Hwy. 30 and an unnamed road to the right 3. LANGLEY at Bragg Creek. (Lime 1988 USGS Quad. map.) 4. LIME

LOVE FAMILY A 0.2 5 1865 T88 R438 332 This is located on the homestead of Avon S. Love, 0.5 of a mile north of OR. Hwy. 86. The burials are past Love Bridge (), on the west side of Middle Bridge Road and 0.15 of a mile via a driveway. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Glasgow Butte 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

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McEWEN A 0.2 5 1897-1904 T1OS R38E S18 Located 0.25 of a mile north of OR. Hwy. 7 at McEwen. The cemetery has 15 known burials, with 5 identified; but only 2 stones according to Yesterday's Roll Call, Published by the Genealogical Forum of Portland Oregon, Inc. (1970). (Phillips Lake 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

MINERAL A ? ? 19 Jul 1910 T128 R458 812 Baker County death certificate #4036 reports the death of Earnest William Lockard. Born 16 October 1900, aged 9 years, 9 months, 3 days, died of a gun shot wound at Copperfield. The body was shipped to the railway station of Mineral on the Snake River. NOTE: The actual burial may have been across the river in the mining settlement of Mineral, . (Not shown on Connor Creek 1987 USGS Quad, map.)

MT. HOPE E 100 1 1876 T9S R408 S21 AKA: 1. CATHOLIC Found in Baker City on South Bridge Street. 2. CLEAVER Take U.S. Hwy. 30 from downtown, crossing 3. EAGLES over the Bridge. Turn 4. FAIR VIEW left at the substation off of U.S. Hwy 30 and 5. FAIRVIEW onto South Bridge Street. Go past the 6. I.O.O.F. State Police station to the cemetery. {13 [BAKER CITY] September 2000) (Baker City 1994 USGS Quad. 7. MASONIC map.) [BAKER CITY] 8. MAUSOLEUM [BAKER CITY] 9. PIONEER [BAKER CITY]

PARKINSON, JOHN T. A 0.01 5 7 Oct 1862 T8S ? Probably located in Range 38 East or Range 39 East. Parkinson died enroute to western Oregon. He is buried in an unknown grave somewhere in the Willow Creek area. The grave was marked with the end gate of a wagon, with name and date carved on it; however nobody has ever located it again. (Not shown on Haines 1967 USGS Quad. map.)

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PINE HAVEN C 5 1 1885 T8S R46E 817 AKA: 1. HALFWAY Located at Halfway, at the junction of Pine 2. PINE CREEK Creek Road and Fairgrounds Road. (Halfway 3. PINE VALLEY 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

POCAHONTAS ? 7 5 ? T9S R39E 85 Located close to the old Nelson Placer Mine on Salmon Creek. No marked graves remain [correspondence, March 1966.] NOTE: Pocahontas is a locale west of Baker City. (Not shown on Wingville 1993 USGS Quad. map.)

ROBINETTE ? ? ? 7 T98 R46E S25 Located on the Snake River at the mouth of Robinette Creek and about a mile downstream from the mouth of the Powder River. There was a railway station established about 1909 and a post office. Apparently there was also a Robinette Cemetery as at least two death certificates so state. Pvt. Harold J. McKinnon who died of Spanish Flu at South Beach Camp near Newport, Lincoln County on 14 December 1918 was sent to Robinette. Mary E. Wilcox died 16 January 1929 is also buried at Robinette. The compiler does not know if the cemetery is now under Brownlee Reservoir or if the burials were removed elsewhere. (Not shown on Posy Valley or Sturgill Creek 1987 USGS Quad. maps.)

ROCK CREEK B 10 3 1895 T7S R3BE 836 AKA: 1. HEARING Located 3.1 miles southwest of Haines on South Rock Creek Road. Take 4th Street westerly out of Haines, where the name changes to Anthony Lakes Highway. At 1.7 miles from downtown Haines, turn left (south) onto South Rock Creek Road. At 2 miles turn right (east) and continue to 3.1 miles. The cemetery is adjacent to the Rock Creek School, now a residence. The cemetery was deeded in June 1895, but reburials dating back to 1862 may have been made. The water table here is high, and some burials were moved to Haines Cemetery when it was opened. However Rock Creek remains open for burials,

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the latest being in 1982. There were 73 known burials as of August, 1992. (Haines 1967 USGS Quad. map.)

ROSENBERG HILL A ? 5 Sept. 1876 T8S R46E S13 This is the oldest cemetery in Pine Valley, September 1876. Physical evidence is now lost. It was located 4 miles east of Halfway on OR. Hwy. 86. On the right hand side going east is a marker set up in 1953. It is a heavy steel plate affixed to a railroad iron post. (Not shown on Halfway 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

RYE VALLEY B 0.3 5 Mid 1860'S T13S R43E S5 Located one mile northwest of Rye Valley. Take the Dixie Interchange (Exit #340) from the 1-84 Freeway and cross over the railroad on Dixie Creek Road to Rye Valley, past the junction of Mormon Basin Road; turn left 8.4 miles at "Y", from the railroad crossing, 0.3 of a mile beyond 2nd "Y" leg is a track to the right, at 0.5 of a mile it dead ends at the cemetery. Or you can take Shirttail Creek Road, which is not as good a road: Take Nelson Point Interchange from 1-84 Freeway, Milepost 330, 0.75 of a mile, on a connection from the interchange. Go west across railroad tracks and Burnt River Bridge on the west side of 1-84 Freeway and 7.85 miles to the junction of Dixie Creek Road. Turn left on Dixie Creek Road, then 0.7 of a mile on Dixie Creek Road to the same cemetery track junction and turn left. There are 2 markers, 1884-1895, for 1 adult and 2 infants. (Rye Valley 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

ST. FRANCIS DeSALES A 2.5 5 ? T9S R4OE SS CATHOLIC Located at the north end of College Street, in Baker City. Abandoned, with 1 grave left; the rest were moved to Mt. Hope Cemetery. (Baker City 1994 USGS Quad. map.)

SISLEY FAMILY A ? 9 ? T12S R45E S15 The Sisley family had 2 or 3 graves on a bench north of Fox Creek and south of Home.

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The cemetery is now flooded by Brownlee Reservoir. The grave of Frank Sisley was relocated. Whether the other graves were moved we do not know at this time. (Not shown on Connor Creek 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

SPARTA B 0.7 5 Circa 1870 T8S R44E S16 Go 22 miles on OR. Hwy. 86 from the 1-84 Freeway, 7.6 miles on Sparta Road, and 0.25 of a mile west of Sparta Butte Road junction. This site is about 60 yards north of the county road. There were 33 known burials in 1966. (Sparta 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

SPEAR RANCH A 7 ? 11 Sep 1913 7 R45E Baker County death certificate #3377 reports Thomas Huffman was a miner and rancher. Born 20 May 1833, and single. Huffman died in the hospital at Huntington and was buried the next day at the Speak Ranch, "13 miles north of Huntington on the Snake River." Further research shows a Thomas Huffman, died 11 September 1918 is buried at Hibbard Creek Cemetery, along with three other Huffman family members. See page 13 of Yesterdays Roll Call, published by the Genealogical Forum of Portland, Oregon Inc. This burial and the other three may have been moved in from the Speak Ranch to Hibbard Creek Cemetery. More information is needed to prove this out. (Not shown on Henley Basin 1976 USGS Quad. map.)

STURGILL CHILDREN, A 7 7 6 Jan 1871 T9S R4OE S19 EFFIE AND ESTHER The children are buried where Baker City Reservoir is located and near the Kolb Ranch (1966). Effie Lenora died 6 January 1871, aged 18 months. Esther Elizabeth died 7 February 1878 aged 2 years, 10 months. They were the daughters of William R. and Adeline Talley Sturgill. (Not shown on Baker City 1994 USGS Quad. map.

STURGILL CHILDREN, A 7 ? 30 Oct 1893 T8S R43E HILDA AND LOUIE Located about 25 miles northeast of Baker City off of OR. Hwy. 86, on the Roy Hunt

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Place (1966) near the old Gilkinson Sawmill. Hilda, aged 8, and Louie, aged 10 died of diphtheria. They were the children of Lewis and Carrie Jones Sturgill. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on Glasgow Butte 1988 USGS Quad. map.)

SUMPTER C 2.5 2 Circa 1895 T99 R37E 833 AKA: 1. BLUE Located at Sumpter. (Sumpter Miner, July MOUNTAIN 1985.) "Sumpter Cemetery tract is 10 2. MASONIC acres total, 2 1/2 acres are fenced. The 3. McEWEN Masonic Cemetery is 60 by 660 feet MASONIC adjoining the old cemetery on the south. LODGE The old cemetery originally was called #125 A.F. Blue Mountain Cemetery. The records and AND A.M. map were lost in the fire of 1917. A still earlier cemetery in Sumpter was near northeast corner of Auburn and Ibex Streets. Those graves were all moved in 1900 to the present Sumpter Cemetery (Blue Mountain Cemetery). 1895 was the earliest known burial, and was probably moved in 1900. The Sumpter Cemetery burials as of October 1961; there are 98 known, with 79 unknown for a total of 177." (This apparently includes the Masonic burials too.) 15 additional burials to July 1985, all in the Masonic portion. {12 July 1995} (Sumpter 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

TRIMBLE FAMILY A 0.25 5 1 Mar 1919 T12S R388 S18 Located in the Hereford area. This site is not visible from the highway, it-is a short distance north of OR. Hwy. 245 and was donated by John Trimble. Trimble was a 73 year-old widower so there are probably earlier burials than his on 1 March 1919. NOTE: This site is on private property. (1933 Metsker map Section 18. Not shown on Beaverdam Creek 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

UNITY B 2 2 1893 T13S 836E S12 AKA: 1. BURNT RIVER Go about 2 miles west of Unity on Road, then turn right on Cemetery Road for 1.5 mile. This cemetery is on the

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Name of Cemetery ad ath lutotht m I Norther of burials I Aerea I Creation 'Date started or earliest lemma burial rfounslip I Rave I Section

left (west) side of the road. There were 81 known graves in July 1982. (Unity 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

UNKNOWN ? ? ? ? ? ? This unknown graveyard north of Baker City might be in Township 8 South and Range 40 East. NOTE: This is NOT the St. Francis DeSales Cemetery, but an earlier one. Most of the graves of both were moved to Mt. Hope Cemetery. (Not shown on Baker City 1994 USGS Quad. map.)

UNKNOWN ? ? ? Circa 1890 T8S R39E An unknown graveyard near where the city reservoir now stands. It is in the Lone Pine District, 13 miles northwest of Baker City. NOTE: Lone Pine refers to a bygone school. (Not shown on Wingville 1993 USGS Quad. map.)

UNKNOWN INFANT A 0.01 ? 1900 T6S R45E S34 This grave is one-eighth of a mile south of Thomas Bobbington's burial site on the bank of Pine Creek. It contains an unknown infant who died in 1900. (Not shown on Cornucopia 1990 USGS Quad. map.)

UNKNOWN MAN A 0.01 ? ? T11S R46E "A lone grave is at the junction of Soda Creek with Connor Creek." This was a man who accidentally shot himself while trapping otter. The given location is impossible as Soda Creek is entirely separate from Connor Creek. Soda Creek enters the Snake River 7 miles north of the mouth of Connor Creek. (Not shown on Connor Creek 1987 USGS Quad. map. There is no Soda Creek shown flowing into Connor Creek.)

UTTER PARTY A 0.01 ? 13 Oct 1860 T14S R45E Reportedly the site was marked by a white cross "on the left side of the road between Farewell Bend and Huntington." This is Huntington Highway, the old alignment of I- 84. The Utter party massacre occurred at

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Name of Cemetery and also known as I Number of burials I Acres I Condition I Date started or earliest known burial I Township

Sinker Creek near present-day Murphy, Idaho. More of the survivors starved to death along the Owyhee River. See also the article Owyhee River in Malheur County, 6 mor e of the party were killed by Indians almost at the site of Huntington. Presumably these graves are not the same as those in the article entitled "Emigrant Graves", but the compiler cannot be certain. (Not shown on Olds Ferry Idaho-Oreg. 1952-74 or Huntington Ore. 1988 USGS Quad. maps.)

VAN CLEAVE, CHARLES A 0.01 ? Circa 1900 T12S R38E AND EDWIN A small fenced cemetery about 0.75 mile south of OR. Hwy. 245 Hereford Loop, west of Hereford, for Edwin and Charles, the sons of Tom Van Cleave. The boys died of diphtheria. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on Hereford 1972 USGS Quad. map.)

WAGON BOX BURIAL A 0.01 ? ? T14S R45E S32 Located 0.5 of a mile west of Farewell Bend. NOTE: No other information was given in the report. (Not shown on Olds Ferry 1952-74 USGS Quad. map.)

WEATHERBY A 0.01 ? ? T12S R44E Two children. NOTE: No further information was given, and the markers are reportedly illegible. (Not shown on Big Lookout Mountain or Lime 1988 USGS Quad. maps.)

WHEELOCK, HATTIE A 0.01 ? Apr 1888 T8S R46E Possibly located in Section 1 or 2 about 7 miles northeast of Halfway via OR. Hwy. 86 and Buchanan Road, on the ranch of Don Haight, Jr. (1966). She was the 4 year-old daughter of J. B. Wheelock and who died of croup. The grave is fenced, but now is uncared for. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on Halfway 1987 USGS Quad. map.)

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Name of Cemetery and also known as Number of burials I Awes I Concliion 'Date started or earliest known burial I Townstip Range I Section

WHITNEY A 0.25 5 Before 1905 TlOS R36E S27 Located 0.75 of a mile east of Whitney on a point of land on the north side of OR. Hwy. 7. (Whitney 1972-84 USGS Quad. map.)

WILLIAMS, REES AND A 0.01 5 1873 & 1888 T8S R38E JANE Perhaps found in Section 25. They are buried on the Williams Farm 4 miles west of Wingville. Mrs. Williams died in 1873, her husband died on 9 April, 1888. They were buried just below the big house on the right hand side in the field. In 1900 the markers were plowed over as the Williams' had requested. NOTE: No other information was given in the report. (Not shown on Wingville 1993 or Elkhorn Peak 1972-84 USGS Quads. maps.)

WINGVILLE C 12.5 3 1871 T8S R39E S29 AKA: I. I.O.O.F. Located northwest of Baker City. Leave U.S. Hwy. 30 at Milepost 46.4 north of town, turning left (west) onto Wingville Road and drive 2 miles to Wingville Grange. Continue another 2.3 miles westerly on Cemetery Road to the cemetery on the right (north). Although it is now closed for burials, there are still requests for burials at Wingville Cemetery. However, the locations of so many of the graves are now unknown, due to several range fires, the Wingville Grange Chapter has not granted these requests. Deeded in 1878 but the earliest recorded burial is 1871. (Wingville 1993 USGS Quad. map.)

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ALDER CREEK BAKER CO. TlOS R41E S35 ASHBY, BILL see ASHBY CHILD BAKER CO. ? R47E ? ASHBY CHILD BAKER CO. ? R47E ? AUBURN BAKER CO. T1OS R39E S8 AUDREY see BIG FLAT BAKER CO. T12S R37E 510 AUNT POLLY BAKER CO. T12S R38E ? BASTIAN FAMILY BAKER CO. T12S R45E ? BASTIAN, MARY D. see BASTIAN FAMILY BAKER CO. T12S R45E ? BEAGLE CREEK see BIG CREEK BAKER CO. T7S R41E S2 BIG CREEK BAKER CO. T7S R41E S2 BIG FLAT BAKER CO. T12S R37E S10 BLACKER'S PLACE, WALT see HOOPINGGARDNER CHILDREN BAKER CO. T7S R45E ? BLUE MOUNTAIN see SUMPTER BAKER CO. T9S R37E S33 BOBBINGTON, THOMAS BAKER CO. T6S R45E S34 BOBBINGTON, THOMAS see UNKNOWN INFANT BAKER CO. T6S R45E 534 BOOT HILL BAKER CO. T8S R44E ? BOURNE BAKER CO. T8S R37E ? BOYER FAMILY BAKER CO. T12S R38E ? BOYER RANCH, FRED see BOYER FAMILY BAKER CO. T125 R38E ? BOYER RANCH, FRED see DEVIN, GRANDMA BAKER CO. T12S R38E ? BOYER, THOMAS see BOYER FAMILY BAKER CO. T125 R38E ? BRIDGEPORT BAKER CO. T12S R41E S30 BURKEMONT BAKER CO. T7S R42E S28 BURNT RIVER see UNITY BAKER CO. T13S R36E S12 CATHOLIC see MT. HOPE BAKER CO. T9S R4OE 521 CHINESE [BAKER CITY] BAKER CO. T9S R4OE 515 CHINESE [SPARTA] BAKER CO. T8S R44E ? CLARK CHILDREN BAKER CO. T8S R46E ? CLARKSVILLE BAKER CO. T12S R41E S34 CLAWSON BABIES BAKER CO. ? ? ? CLAWSON, ELLIS L. see CLAWSON BABIES BAKER CO. ? ? ? CLAWSON, MARTHA LUCILE STAM see CLAWSON BABIES BAKER CO. ? ? ? CLEAVER see MT. HOPE BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S21 COLT, ISAAC BAKER CO. T13S R37E S5 COLT RANCH, PORTER see COLT, ISAAC BAKER CO. T13S R37E S5 CONNOR CREEK BAKER CO. T11S R45E S34 CONROE'S PIG RANCH see HAMLIN, NATHANIEL BAKER CO. T7S R39E S27 COOPER, J. F. J. BAKER CO. T12S R44E S19 COPPERFIELD-HOMESTEAD BAKER CO. T6S R48E S33 CORD, OTTO see GOLD RIDGE MINE BAKER CO. T12S R43E S16 CORNUCOPIA BAKER CO. T6S R45E ? DEVIN, GRANDMA BAKER CO. T12S R38E ? DIXIE see LIME-DIXIE BAKER CO. T13S R44E S22

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DURBIN see LIME-DIXIE BAKER CO. T135 R44E S22 DURKEE BAKER CO. T115 R43E 518 EAGLE VALLEY BAKER CO. T9S R45E S26 EAGLES see MT. HOPE BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S21 EBENGER FAMILY BAKER CO. T125 R45E S14 ELKS see HAINES BAKER CO. T7S R39E S21 EMIGRANT GRAVES BAKER CO. T14S R45E S20 ENNIS HOMESTEAD, DAVE see BRIDGEPORT BAKER CO. T125 R41E S30 FAIR VIEW see MT. HOPE BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S21 FAIRVIEW see MT. HOPE BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S21 FLEETWOOD FAMILY, ASA BAKER CO. T12S R38E S20 FLEETWOOD FAMILY, JIM BAKER CO. T12S R38E S25 FLEETWOOD HOMESTEAD, ASA see FLEETWOOD FAMILY, ASA BAKER CO. T12S R38E S20 FLEETWOOD RANCH, JIM see FLEETWOOD FAMILY, JIM BAKER CO. T12S R38E S25 GILKINSON SAWMILL see STURGILL CHILDREN, HILDA AND LOUIE BAKER CO. T8S R43E GOLD RIDGE MINE BAKER CO. T12S R43E S16 GOOSE CREEK BAKER CO. T8S R43E S29 GORDON, FRANK BAKER CO. TlOS R36E GREENER PLACE, ED see CLARK CHILDREN BAKER CO. T8S R46E GREENHORN BAKER CO. TlOS R35E S9 HAIGHT, JR. RANCH, DON see WHEELOCK, HATTIE BAKER CO. T8S R46S HAINES BAKER CO. T7S R39E S21 HALFWAY see PINE HAVEN BAKER CO. T8S R46E S17 HAMLIN, NATHANIEL BAKER CO. T75 R39E S27 HARDMAN, FRANK see HARDMAN GIRLS BAKER CO. T11S R37E 531 HARDMAN GIRLS BAKER CO. T11S R37E S31 HARDMAN, GRACE see HARDMAN GIRLS BAKER CO. T11S R37E S31 HARDMAN HOMESTEAD, FRANKLIN LINCOLN see HARDMAN GIRLS BAKER CO. T11S R37E S31 HARDMAN, JOSEPH BART see HARDMAN GIRLS BAKER CO. T11S R37E S31 HASKINS YARD BAKER CO. T135 R37E ? HEARING see ROCK CREEK BAKER CO. T75 R38E S36 HEATH, TOM BAKER CO. T8S R47E ? HIBBARD CREEK BAKER CO. T12S R45E S27 HOME see HIBBARD CREEK BAKER CO. T12S R45E 527 HOMESTEAD see COPPERFIELD-HOMESTEAD BAKER CO. T6S R48E S33 HOOPINGGARDNER CHILDREN BAKER CO. T7S R45E ? HUFFMAN, THOMAS see SPEAK RANCH BAKER CO. ? R45E ? HUNT PLACE, ROY see STURGILL CHILDREN, HILDA AND LOUT RAKER CO. T8S R43E ? HUNTINGTON [NEW] see I.O.O.F [HUNTINGTON] BAKER CO. T14S R45E S19

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HUNTINGTON [OLD] BAKER CO. T14S R44E S13 I.O.O.F. see WINGVILLE BAKER CO. T8S R39E S29 I.O.O.F. [BAKER CITY] see MT. HOPE BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S21 I.O.O.F. [HUNTINGTON] BAKER CO. T14S R45E S19 I.O.O.F. [RICHLAND] see EAGLE VALLEY BAKER CO. T9S R45E S26 KEATING see GOOSE CREEK BAKER CO. TBS R43E S29 KOLB RANCH see SRURGILL CHILDREN, EFFIE AND ESTER BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S19 KOONTZ FAMILY BAKER CO. T12S R4OE ? LANGLEY see LIME-DIXIE BAKER CO. T13S R44E S22 LIME see LIME-DIXIE BAKER CO. T13S R44E S22 LIME-DIXIE BAKER CO. T13S R44E S22 LOCKARD, EARNEST WILLIAM see MINERAL BAKER CO. T12S R45E S12 LOVE, AVON S. see LOVE FAMILY BAKER CO. T8S R43E S32 LOVE FAMILY BAKER CO. T8S R43E S32 MASONIC see SUMPTER BAKER CO. T9S R37E S33 MASONIC [BAKER CITY) see MT. HOPE BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S21 MAUSOLEUM [BAKER CITY] see MT. HOPE BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S21 MAXWELL see HAINES BAKER CO. T7S R39E S21 MCEWEN BAKER CO. TlOS R38E S18 McEWEN MASONIC LODGE #125 A.F. AND A.M. see SUMPTER BAKER CO. T9S R37E S33 McKINNON, PVT. HAROLD J. see ROBINETTE BAKER CO. T9S R46E S25 MINERAL BAKER CO. T12S R45E S12 MOORE, MR. T. B. see DURKEE BAKER CO. T11S R43E S18 4T. HOPE BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S21 PARKINSON, JOHN T. BAKER CO. T8S ? ? ?INE CREEK see PINE HAVEN BAKER CO. T8S R46E S17 ?INE HAVEN BAKER CO. T8S R46E S17 )INE VALLEY see PINE HAVEN BAKER CO. T8S R46E S17 'IONEER [BAKER CITY] see MT. HOPE BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S21 lEASANT VALLEY see ALDER CREEK BAKER CO. TlOS R41E S35 OCAHONTAS BAKER CO. T9S R39E S5 OBINETTE BAKER CO. T9S R46E S25 OCK CREEK BAKER CO. T7S R38E S36 OSENBERG HILL BAKER CO. T8S R46E S13 YE VALLEY BAKER CO. T13S R43E S5 r. FRANCIS DeSALES CATHOLIC BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S8 kIMS, JIM see BIG CREEK BAKER CO. T7S R41E S2 MNEIDER'S CABIN see CORNUCOPIA BAKER CO. T6S R45E ? CSLEY FAMILY BAKER CO. T12S R45E S15 :SLEY, FRANK see SISLEY FAMILY BAKER CO. T12S R45E S15 TAKE RIVER see HIBBARD CREEK BAKER CO. T12S R45E S27 ABTA BAKER CO. T8S R44E S16

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SPEAK RANCH BAKER CO. 7 R45E STRIEBY HOMESTEAD, DR. ULYSSES GRANT see BIG FLAT BAKER CO. T12S R37E S10 STURGILL, ADELINE TALLEY see STURGILL CHILDREN, EFFIE AND ESTHER BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S19 STURGILL, CARRIE JONES see STURGILL CHILDREN, HILDA AND LOUIE BAKER CO. T8S R43E STURGILL CHILDREN, EFFIE AND ESTHER BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S19 STURGILL CHILDREN, HILDA AND LOUIE BAKER CO. T8S R43E STURGILL, EFFIE LENORA see STURGILL CHILDREN, EFFIE AND ESTHER BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S19 STURGILL, ESTHER ELIZABETH see STURGILL CHILDREN, EFFIE AND ESTHER BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S19 STURGILL, LEWIS see STURGILL CHILDREN, HILDA AND LOUIE BAKER CO. T8S R43E STURGILL, WILLIAM R. see STURGILL CHILDREN, EFFIE AND ESTHER BAKER CO. T9S R4OE S19 SUMPTER BAKER CO. T9S R37E S33 TETREAU, ALICE see FLEETWOOD FAMILY, JIM BAKER CO. T12S R38E S25 TRIMBLE FAMILY BAKER CO. T12S R38E S18 TRIMBLE, JOHN see TRIMBLE FAMILY BAKER CO. T12S R38E S18 UNITY BAKER CO. T13S R36E S12 UNKNOWN BAKER CO. UNKNOWN BAKER CO. T8S R39E UNKNOWN INFANT BAKER CO. T6S R45E 534 UNKNOWN MAN BAKER CO. T11S R46E UTTER PARTY BAKER CO. T14S R45E VAN CLEAVE, CHARLES AND EDWIN BAKER CO. T125 R38E VAN CLEAVE, TOM see VAN CLEAVE, CHARLES AND EDWIN BAKER CO. T12S R38E VANDEVENTER, EZRA see BURKEMONT BAKER CO. T7S R42E S28 WAGON BOX BURIAL BAKER CO. T14S R45E S32 WEATHERBY BAKER CO. T125 R44E WENDT BROTHERS see BRIDGEEPORT BAKER CO. T125 R41E S30 WHEELOCK, HATTIE BAKER CO. T8S R46E WHEELOCK, J. B. see WHEELOCK, HATTIE BAKER CO. T85 R46E WHITNEY BAKER CO. T1OS R36E S27 WILCOX, MARY E. see ROBINETTE BAKER CO. T9S R46E S25 WILLIAMS, REES AND JANE BAKER CO. T8S R38E WINGVILLE BAKER CO. T8S R39E S29

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