Shoestring Cemetery
Frase Rd. & Highway 508
Onalaska, Lewis County, Washington 98584
360-426-2152
Also known as Cinebar Cemetery, and Parnell Cemetery.
Shoestring Cemetery in Lewis County was founded in 1896 and handed to the City of Onalaska in 1912.
The Shoestring Cemetery’s management was under the City of Onalaska until 1930, when the Shoestring Cemetery Association took over after its formation. The association took over the administration until 2007, when the cemetery land was deeded again to the City of Onalaska.
The Shoestring Cemetery has incorporated several graves from the local cemeteries. One notable relocation was done by Onalaska Catholic Cemetery in 1992. After the relocation, a memorial with a list of the names of the deceased whose graves were moved was erected.
Shoestring Cemetery in Onalaska ranks number 1st out of the two cemeteries in Onalaska City in terms of popularity. Further, it ranks 10th out of 20 cemeteries in Lewis County, 30th out of the 215 cemeteries in Washington State, and 2861 in the United States.
Additional information at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wa/lewis/cemeteries/shoestring.txt
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