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Garfield Cemetery
Garfield, Whitman County, Washington
Lat: 47° 00' 00"N, Lon: 117° 08' 55"W
T17N R45/46E Sec 4-5
Contributed by Crystal Hanson, © Oct 15, 2004, last edited
Sep 30, 2010 [c5hns@q.com]. Total
records = 2,350.
To reach cemetery from Highway 27 North of Garfield. Go South on
Highway 27 to 3rd St. turn South (Right), go to Jefferson St., turn
West (Right) on Jefferson continue ½ mile. Cemetery will be on the
South (Left) side of the road up on the hill.
The cemetery was established after Feb 27 1886. Part of the land
for the cemetery was purchased from R. C. & Blanche McCroskey
Jul 23, 1891. (Beginning on the West line of section 4 township
17 north of range 45 a distance of Fourteen chains N 2 degrees
30’ E. from the one fourth section Corner stake on the west line
of said section 4, and at the northwest corner of the trait of
land purchased from Charles Welling. Hence Running east 264 feet,
hence north 165 feet, hence running west 264 Feet, hence south
165 feet to the place of beginning.
We have not been able to find records showing when the land from
Charles Welling was purchased other then it was already owned
by the Garfield Cemetery Association in 1891.
This transcriptions was made by Leonard Hanson and myself in
Sep 2004. We wish to thank Gale & Marge Million for their help
and support in reading the stones and obtaining the information.
- Crystal Hanson
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