Jewell Cemetery
Jewell, Clatsop County, Oregon, USA
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The cemetery in Jewell, Oregon was established at a meeting of citizens on 19 Jun 1897. In that meeting a cemetery association was formed and named Moore's Cemetery. Unknown if the name Moore's was ever used or who it was named after. The meeting minutes were recorded as Articles of Incorporation for Moore's Cemetery Association 7 July 1897. The following residents were present: James W. Walker, R. M. Wooden, Mrs. E. J. Wooden, H. S. Wooden, L. Enquest, William McKeever, W. H. Lewis, Mrs. Nancy J. Foster, John Beneke, Charles E. Hutchins, Walter Kiser and S. Taylor. Mr. Walker, Mr. Beneke, and Mr. Enquest were elected as trustees of the association. H. W. Wooden was elected clerk of the association.
The original Jewell cemetery is on private property and not maintained. It was near Jewell School less than ½ mile south of Oregon Hwy 202, on Oregon Hwy 103 headed toward the Vinemaple community. Where there is a slight rise in the road after leaving Highway 202 the cemetery would have been to the west, up the hill.
The present Jewell Cemetery in located 0.2 of a mile north from Oregon Highway 202 on the west of Beneke Creek Road and uphill on a short lane. This cemetery was often called "Jewell Cemetery on the hill" in years past, to separate it from the original cemetery. Deeds for cemetery lots show the ownership as "Jewell Cemetery Association, formerly known as Moore's Cemetery."
Sarah K. Denver, the youngest child of William and Eva Denver, died from burns sustained when she fell on the hot embers of a rubbish pile. She was buried in the Jewell Cemetery on 15 March 1883. There is a nice stone in the current Jewell Cemetery for her. It is unknown whether she was moved from the old Jewell Cemetery or was originally buried in the Jewell Cemetery on the hill.
In Michael Leamy's book, Among the Stones, he describes the soil profiles of the Clatsop County cemeteries. "Jewell Cemetery, once you get six inches below the sod, is blue clay. It takes two spades to dig there…one to get the clay out of the hole, and another to scrape it off of the spade."
Jewell Cemetery is maintained by community members and descendants of those buried here. Memorial Day is still a time to visit the cemetery to clean up gravesites and place flowers, as well as visiting with old friends and meeting new ones. Jewell Cemetery is on the top of a hill with evergreen trees surrounding the cemetery: a very secluded and peaceful place to visit.
The cemetery in Jewell, Oregon was established at a meeting of citizens on 19 Jun 1897. In that meeting a cemetery association was formed and named Moore's Cemetery. Unknown if the name Moore's was ever used or who it was named after. The meeting minutes were recorded as Articles of Incorporation for Moore's Cemetery Association 7 July 1897. The following residents were present: James W. Walker, R. M. Wooden, Mrs. E. J. Wooden, H. S. Wooden, L. Enquest, William McKeever, W. H. Lewis, Mrs. Nancy J. Foster, John Beneke, Charles E. Hutchins, Walter Kiser and S. Taylor. Mr. Walker, Mr. Beneke, and Mr. Enquest were elected as trustees of the association. H. W. Wooden was elected clerk of the association.
The original Jewell cemetery is on private property and not maintained. It was near Jewell School less than ½ mile south of Oregon Hwy 202, on Oregon Hwy 103 headed toward the Vinemaple community. Where there is a slight rise in the road after leaving Highway 202 the cemetery would have been to the west, up the hill.
The present Jewell Cemetery in located 0.2 of a mile north from Oregon Highway 202 on the west of Beneke Creek Road and uphill on a short lane. This cemetery was often called "Jewell Cemetery on the hill" in years past, to separate it from the original cemetery. Deeds for cemetery lots show the ownership as "Jewell Cemetery Association, formerly known as Moore's Cemetery."
Sarah K. Denver, the youngest child of William and Eva Denver, died from burns sustained when she fell on the hot embers of a rubbish pile. She was buried in the Jewell Cemetery on 15 March 1883. There is a nice stone in the current Jewell Cemetery for her. It is unknown whether she was moved from the old Jewell Cemetery or was originally buried in the Jewell Cemetery on the hill.
In Michael Leamy's book, Among the Stones, he describes the soil profiles of the Clatsop County cemeteries. "Jewell Cemetery, once you get six inches below the sod, is blue clay. It takes two spades to dig there…one to get the clay out of the hole, and another to scrape it off of the spade."
Jewell Cemetery is maintained by community members and descendants of those buried here. Memorial Day is still a time to visit the cemetery to clean up gravesites and place flowers, as well as visiting with old friends and meeting new ones. Jewell Cemetery is on the top of a hill with evergreen trees surrounding the cemetery: a very secluded and peaceful place to visit.
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