Woodlawn Cemetery in Deer Park
5410 Monroe Rd.
Deer Park, Spokane County, Washington 99006
509-276-5057
Deer Park was officially incorporated 113 years ago on June 24, 1908. Deer Park got its name when railroad surveyors saw deer grazing in the area. It was settled in 1889 when a railroad siding was built for the Spokane Falls & Northern Railway.
The Woodland Cemetery index lists individuals interred at this cemetery located near Deer Park in Spokane County, Washington. Death dates on the markers range from 1912-2011, and 1843 is the earliest birth date shown. This cemetery held its first meeting of the Woodland Cemetery Association on Mar 16, 1908. A great deal of credit goes to W. H. Short for making it possible. There were 500 shares to start with and Mr. Short held 496.
Founded in 1888, Woodland Cemetery was handed to the City of Deer Park between 1910-1916. Between 1926-1934, the Deer Park Woodland Cemetery Association took over the administration, between 2005-2012 when the cemetery land was deeded again back to the City of Deer Park.
The Deer Park Woodland Cemetery has incorporated several graves from the local cemeteries. Notably, one was done by the Deer Park Catholic Cemetery between 1993-1998. After relocation, they erected a memorial with a list of names of the deceased whose graves were moved.
There is a large, central pavilion where interment ceremonies are held.
Deer Park Woodland Cemetery in Deer Park ranks number 1st out of the two cemeteries in Deer Park City in terms of popularity. Further, it ranks 10th out of 21 cemeteries in Spokane County County, 34th out of the 235 cemeteries in Washington State, and 2653 in the United States.
