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List Of Cemeteries In Oregon
This list of cemeteries in Oregon includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. It does not include pet cemeteries. Benton County * Crystal Lake Cemetery in Corvallis; NRHP-listed * Mt. Union Cemetery in Philomath Clackamas County * Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery in Milwaukie * Mountain View Cemetery (Oregon City, Oregon), Mountain View Cemetery in Oregon City * Sisters' Cemetery adjacent to the Marylhurst University in Marylhurst Douglas County * Roseburg National Cemetery in Roseburg Jackson County * Ashland Cemetery in Ashland; NRHP-listed * Eagle Point National Cemetery in Eagle Point; NRHP-listed * Hargadine Cemetery in Ashland; NRHP-listed * Medford IOOF Cemetery in Medford; NRHP-listed * Mountain View Cemetery (Ashland, Oregon), Mountain View Cemetery in Ashland; NRHP-listed Lane County * Eugene Masonic Cemetery in Eugene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemeteries
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many dead people are buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ) implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term ''graveyard'' is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard. The intact or cremated remains of people may be interred in a grave, commonly referred to as burial, or in a tomb, an "above-ground grave" (resembling a sarcophagus), a mausoleum, a columbarium, a niche, or another edifice. In Western cultures, funeral ceremonies are often observed in cemeteries. These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to cultural practices and religious beliefs. Modern cemeteries often include crematoria, and some grounds previously used for both continue as cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
