Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery

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Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery entrance sign right - Oregon.JPG
Entrance to the cemetery
Details
Established1860
Location
Country United States
Coordinates 45°31′14″N123°00′22″W / 45.52056°N 123.00611°W / 45.52056; -123.00611 Coordinates: 45°31′14″N123°00′22″W / 45.52056°N 123.00611°W / 45.52056; -123.00611
TypePublic
Owned byCity of Hillsboro
Size8.42 acres (3.41 ha)

The Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery is a pioneer cemetery in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. It is located at the west end of the city along the Tualatin Valley Highway and adjacent to Dairy Creek. The 8.42-acre (3.41 ha) cemetery comprises three formerly private cemeteries. In 1973, the city of Hillsboro gained title to what is the oldest cemetery in Washington County. [1]

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History

The cemetery is situated on what was previously part of the David Hill land claim that was recorded on July 4, 1847. [2] Hill died in 1850, and in 1860 the Masonic Order and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) established a cemetery on the current site. [3] The IOOF portion of the cemetery was to the east of the Masons' part. [4] Around 1915 another section owned by IOOF was added west of the Masons' section. [4] On August 7, 1973, the city of Hillsboro received the deeds to the cemeteries and took over maintenance and operations. [4]

In 1995, 155 grave sites were vandalized, causing over $75,000 in damage. [5] The city made improvements in 2012 with the addition of an arched, wrought-iron entry and information kiosk. [3] Paid for in part by a state grant, the project cost $13,000 to complete. [3] In 2014, the city completed a master plan to make $1.7 million in improvements, including sidewalks, parking, and fencing. [6]

Details

Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery is an irreducible fund cemetery organized under Oregon Revised Statutes 65.860 where all funds received go into a fund that is not reduced and only interest is used for maintenance. [7] [8] Hillsboro's city recorder manages all records of the facility. [9] The Hillsboro Historical Society holds a semi-annual event at the cemetery that includes re-enactments by actors demonstrating the lives of some of those buried at the cemetery. [10]

Notable burials

Tongue family obelisk at the cemetery. HillsboroPioneerCemeteryTongue.JPG
Tongue family obelisk at the cemetery.

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References

  1. 1 2 Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery Inscriptions. Cemeteries. Retrieved on February 29, 2008.
  2. Byrd, Dean H., Stanley R. Clarke, and Janice M. Healy. 2001. Oregon Burial Site Guide. Portland, Or: Binford & Mort Pub.
  3. 1 2 3 Parks, Casey (May 31, 2012). "Hillsboro unveils new entryway, kiosk at pioneer cemetery". The Oregonian . Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Historic names mark old gravestones. Hillsboro Argus , October 19, 1976.
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