Old Settler Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 47.149144, -122.546272
PLSS Coordinates: Sec. 10 T19N R02E
Location: Lakewood, Pierce County
Record count: 169

Ownership: City of Lakewood (Pierce County Assessor, as of Febrary 22, 2026)

Directions: Located in the southern half of Lakewood city limits, the cemetery sits on the north-east corner of 83rd Ave SW and Washington Blvd SW.

Background:

This cemetery was donated by Mr. Frank Clark for free burial for Pioneers Only of the area and their descendents. It was established about 1855.

It is maintained by the county and there appear to be no known records of old burials, so walking the site is mandatory if looking for a particular stone. I suspect there are many stones lost due to years of trampling horses, etc., before the county took control and fenced it off.

- Cherie Peterson, February 18, 2002

Burial Records

• Tombstone Transcription, by Cherie Peterson, 1999, (169 records)

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