DESCHUTES C.UNTY KLAMATH COUNTY 7J\ 8 I . 1:3 ,.4,, c surnno 25 901 1 30 3I•1 97 ND n. 1Y t 13 = n 5$ lm =0% o 37 Pili174111111,111k latt_ • 144IMMEM. )1, Rtf, 9 10 SISKI COUNT ''I/1 0 D4"0 -" COUNT C ALI O R N I A Klamath County Oregon Burial Site Guide Klamath County 440 Oregon Burial Site Guide Klamath County Area: 6,135 square miles Population (1998): 63,185 County seat: Klamath Falls, Population: 18,765 County established: 17 October 1882 Klamath County has more Indian cemeteries, at least 13, than any other county in Oregon. Linkville Cemetery (1872) in Klamath Falls was the earliest sizable burial ground for whites. Eight more public cemeteries were in use by 1900. Malin (I 910) marks one of the two Czech settlements in Oregon known to the compiler. Brown Janice M. Healy p000) 441 Oregon Burial Site Guide Klamath County 442 Oregon Burial Site Guide Klamath County Name of Cemetery and also known as I Number of burials Acres I Condition I Date started or earliert lineman burial Township I Range I Section BEDFIELD C 1 2 1886 T40S 1211E S1 AKA: 1. POE VALLEY Go 6.7 miles south and southwest of Bonanza via Harpold Road; it is located on the east side of Bedfield Cemetery Road in Poe Valley. (Bonanza and Malin 1988 USGS Quad. maps.) BENSINGER, ESSIE A 0.01 ? 20 Jun 1907 T37S R1OE S19 AKA: 1. BENZINGER, The lone grave of this 5-year old child, born ESSIE 25 Aug. 1902, who was the daughter of A. E. and Carrie Bensinger (also spelled Benzinger). The burial is marked by a field stone and is west of the old home on Sunnyside Ranch. It is located about 0.5 or 0.75 of a mile north of Coleman Road and south of Swan Lake Road (1985). (Whiteline Reservoir 1985 USGS quad. map.) BLY [NEW] A ? ? 1901-1945 T36S R14E S28 AKA: 1. CARTWRIGHT There are 2 separate cemeteries known as PLACE Bly. The new Bly Cemetery was first used 2. PARKER in 1901 and abandoned about 1945 (undated PLACE statement in a letter). This new cemetery was about 2 miles west of Bly, on the north side of OR. Hwy. 140 near the Ivory Pine Road junction. It was on the edge of a pine grove on the Monte Cline Ranch. (Not shown on Bly 1986 USGS Quad. map.) SLY [OLD] A ? ? 1874-1901 ? The old Bly Cemetery was described as being "on a hill close to Bly settlement." Six or seven burials were known and most, but not all, were reburied about 1902 in the new Bly Cemetery. (Not shown on Bly 1988 USGS Quad. map.) BONANZA MEMORIAL PARK D 5.4 1 1882 T39S R128 S10 AKA: 1. LOST RIVER Located on sections 10 and 15. Go 0.5 of a mile east of the bridge over Lost River, east of Bonanza. (Bonanza 1988 USGS Quad. map.) BROWN C 3 2 Circa 1876 T36S R12E 513 AKA: 1. BIG BELLY The earliest visible date was 1876. At 2. MASCASKET Beatty on OR. Hwy. 140, turn north on Dowa 3. MASEKESKET Springs Road. Going north about 2 miles turn 443 Oregon Burial Site Guide Klamath County Name of Cemetery and also known as l Number of burials I Acres I Condition Date massed or eadiest lasown burial I Township I Range I Section 4. MO-GHEN-KAS- right (east) on Sycan Road, at the end of the KET black top veer to the right. At about 0.4 of 5. YAINAX a mile you will see the old rail road switching yard and the end of the rail road tracks. Also on the right at the end of the rail road is an old house, house #25750 about opposite of this turn to your left (east), and then again to your right (south). Go about 0.3 of a mile the road forks again take the left fork to the cemetery which is about 0.1 of a mile up hill from the last fork. The site is fenced and gated. {16 September 2000} (Ferguson Mountain 1988 USGS Quad. map.) CASEY FAMILY A ? ? 1897-1901 T39S R11 1/2E ? Probably in Section 32. Burials of J. T. Casey, died 16 Sept. 1897 and wife Jennie, died 5 Nov. 1901, are on what was the Casey Place, on a hill on the west side of Poe Valley. Leave OR. Hwy. 140 onto South Poe Valley Road. Go 6 miles, then turn right (west) onto Webber Road at a 90 degree turn. Go west on Webber Road 1.3 miles to its end. (Not shown on Dairy 1985 USGS Quad. map.) COPPERFIELD FAMILY ? ? ? ? ? ? 7 Reportedly this family cemetery is near Chiloquin. No other information was given in the report. (Not shown on Chiloquin 1988 or Agency Lake 1985 USGS Quad. maps.) CRIME FAMILY ? ? ? ? T36S R12E ? An Indian family buried at Beatty. (1960's information.) NOTE: No other information was given in the report. (Not shown on Beatty 1988 USGS Quad. map.) CRYSTAL A 7 11 1904-1918 T34S R6E 7 This could be in section 26 or 35 on the west side of Upper Klamath Lake. There are 3 known burials now covered over by the Crystal Creek Lodge parking lot on the west side of the road. (Not shown on Crystal Spring 1985 USGS Quad. map.) 444 Oregon Burial Site Guide Klamath County Name of Cemetery and also known as I Number of burials I Acres I Condition I Date started or earlkst known burial I Township I Range I Section DAIRY A ? 5 1892 T38S R11 1/2E 7 AKA: 1. ROBERTS The exact location for this cemetery is now unknown. There are 4 known burials, one dating from 1892: Henry and Billy Roberts, Mrs. McCurdy and a Callahan baby. (Not shown on Dairy 1985 USGS Quad. map.) DANFORTH, BABY GIRL A ? ? ? T34S R6E S23 Located on the site of the Dodge family home on the west side of the road, in the area of Crystal. The daughter of F. J. and Mary Jane Brown Danforth. NOTE: This site is on private property. (Not shown on Crystal Spring 1985 USGS Quad. map.) EGGSMAN A ? ? ? T36S R7E 815 Indian children are buried just north of Modoc Point, east of U.S. Hwy. 97. There are no markers in a fenced area which contains about 10 burials. (Not shown on Modoc Point 1985 USGS Quad. map.) ETERNAL HILLS D 20.4 1 ? T398 R1OE S18 MEMORIAL GARDENS Located east of Klamath Falls, at 4711 Highway 39; 1 mile south of the junction with OR. Hwy. 140, on the left side. (Altamont 1985 USGS Quad. map.) FORT KLAMATH MEMORIAL C 1.1 2 1863 T33S R7 1/2E S22 Near Fort Klamath Junction on OR. Hwy. 62, just west of the junction with Sun Mountain Highway and on the south side of the road. The earliest existing marker is 1876. The military occupied Fort Klamath from 1863- 1889. There were 59 soldiers buried here: all were supposed to have been moved to the Presidio in San Francisco, but bones are still found here. (Fort Klamath 1985 USGS Quad. map.) FRIENDSHIP C 1.13 3 1870 T34S R7E S34 AKA: 1. FRIENDS This is mostly an Indian cemetery located at Chiloquin. From the Chiloquin Highway junction in town, turn south onto 1st Street and go 1 block to Schonchin Street. Drive 3 445 Oregon Burial Site Guide Klamath County Name of Cemetery and also known as Number of halals Acres Condition I started or earliest known burial I Township Range Section blocks on Schonchin Street and turn left (north) onto Valley Street. The cemetery is on the right, on the slope. NOTE: The city map lists this as Friendship. (Chiloquin 1988 USGS Quad. map.) GABRIEL FAMILY A 0.25 5 1929-1947 T37S R9E S25 This is located on the northwest edge of Swan Valley. Take a public road 0.75 of a mile south off of Swan Lake Road. Turn left (east), go up a draw and over the ridge top for about 1 mile. Three burials are behind a house on the hill (5 Oct. 1985). NOTE: This site is on private property. (Whiteline Reservoir 1985 USGS Quad. map.) GOODMAN CHILDREN A ? ? 7 T395 R125 Perhaps in Section 30, 6 miles east of Bonanza on the Sanford Jones Place. Drive 4.7 miles from Bonanza on the East Langell Valley Road, then turn hard right onto Jones Lane and continue another 0.5 of a mile. The graves are probably on the left (south). Two children are buried here. NOTE: This site is on private property. No further information was given in the report. (Not shown on Lorella 1988 USGS Quad. map.) HALL A 0.15 ? 1882-1915 T398 R148 S32 AKA: 1. HAYNESVILLE Travel 2 miles east and northeast of Lorella 2. LORELLA on Gerber Reservoir Road, then turn south 3. NOBLE 0.5 of a mile and east 400 feet. The 4. OLD LORELLA cemetery is closed to further burials. There were 9 graves in 1968, with some reburials to the Bonanza Cemetery. (Goodlow Mountain 1988 USGS Quad. map.) HIBBERT A 0.25 ? 1907-1927 T38S R1OE S8 AKA: 1. SWAN LAKE This cemetery is located on the west side of Swan Lake Road, 5.8 miles northwest of its junction with Klamath Falls-Lakeview Highway, (OR. Hwy. 140). There were 3 burials (5 Oct. 1985). (Whiteline Reservoir 1985 USGS Quad. map.) 446 Oregon Burial Site Guide Klamath County Name of Cernetay and also known as I Number of burials Acres I Condition Pate started or earliest known burial Township I Range Section HILL, DAVID C 7.4 2 1911 T355 R7E 532 AKA: 1.