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Multnomah County Poor Farm Cemetery

Memorials	:	1
Location	:	Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.5086600, -122.7161500
Description	:	The early Multnomah County Poor Farm and Cemetery was located off Canyon Road in the area where the Oregon Zoo - World Forestry Center - Hoyt Arboretum are now located in south-west Portland. There were two or three graveyards located in this area where paupers and unknown persons were buried. The county poor farm was moved to Troutdale after the property off Canyon Road was sold in 1910. The burial sites were all but forgotten. Some burials were moved to Lone Fir in 1961 when the zoo was built. Some burials continue to be... Read More	The early Multnomah County Poor Farm and Cemetery was located off Canyon Road in the area where the Oregon Zoo - World Forestry Center - Hoyt Arboretum are now located in south-west Portland. There were two or three graveyards located in this area where paupers and unknown persons were buried. The county poor farm was moved to Troutdale after the property off Canyon Road was sold in 1910. The burial sites were all but forgotten. Some burials were moved to Lone Fir in 1961 when the zoo was built. Some burials continue to be discovered when construction projects unearth them. There are otherwise NO known/marked graves in this area. Sources of the names added to this cemetery include the Admissions records for the County Hospital/Poor Farm, newspaper clippings, and death certificates.

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Multnomah County Poor Farm Cemetery is located at Portland, Multnomah County ,Oregon , 97221USA.
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Latitude: 45.5086600
Longitude: -122.7161500

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Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.5073390, -122.7339150

3. Mount Calvary Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.5194890, -122.7350410

4. Saint Marys Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.5194700, -122.7355200

9. Saint Johns Memorial Garden
Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4747770, -122.7554110

10. Patton Cemetery
Raleigh Hills, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4777985, -122.7628021

12. Beth Israel Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4627991, -122.6802979

13. Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.5182991, -122.6408005

15. Greenwood Hills Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4602100, -122.6819400

16. River View Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4621770, -122.6735120

18. Ahavai Sholom Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4566390, -122.6793910

19. Skyline Memorial Gardens
Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.5527992, -122.7778015

22. Crescent Grove Cemetery
Tigard, Washington County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4486008, -122.7755966

23. Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery
Milwaukie, Clackamas County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4538994, -122.6453018

24. Historic Columbian Cemetery
Portland, Multnomah County, USA
Coordinate: 45.5843940, -122.6779400