Lynden Cemetery
2000 Front St
Lynden, Whatcom County, Washington 98264
360-647-4001
Historic Lynden Cemetery is located on the southeast corner of Guide Meridian Road and Front Street at the western entrance to the City of Lynden.
This charming cemetery is a peaceful resting place for the early settlers, including Phoebe Judson, who is recognized in the local community and in historical works as the Mother of Lynden.
The cemetery was founded in 1889 by the Masons and Odd Fellows, fraternal organizations which owned different sections. Both organizations kept up the property until 1974 when the cemetery became part of Whatcom County Cemetery District #10. Since then, the cemetery has been maintained in a pristine and well-groomed condition.
The District office is in the building at the center of the property.
Washington Heritage Register
https://www.dahp.wa.gov/sites/default/files/LyndenCemetery_FINAL.pdf
LYNDEN CEMETERY – Volume VIII
Lynden Cemetery is located on the south side of Front Street at Guide Meridian Road, west of the Lynden business district (SW1/4 of SW1/4 Sec 19, T40N R3E). From I-5, take the Guide Meridian St. exit (Exit 254, aka Hwy 539 & the exit to Lynden & Sumas). Proceed north 10.8 miles on Guide Meridian to Front Street. Turn right (east) on Front Street and the cemetery entrance is on the south side of the street. "Skqee Mus", by Robert Emmett Hawley, 1945, p189, states "The Lynden Cemetery was started in 1889 by the Masons & Odd Fellows, each owning one-half of the 10-acre tract. The first person buried was Amanda BELL, August 3, 1889; the second Enoch HAWLEY, August 17, 1889. Between 1875 & 1889 a number of persons were buried north of Fishtrap Creek & west of 8th Street. Later they were reburied in the present Lynden Cemetery. I think the first one to be buried here was Mrs. GOODELL, Mrs. JUDSON’S mother, in Dec. 1881."
However, public records state that 10 acres of land was deeded 30 Jan 1891 by H. A. & Phoebe JUDSON, John A. & Clara TENNANT, W. N. & Sarah A. LAWRENCE, B. & Adaline PACKARD, J. S. & Mary E. AUSTIN, J. H. & Mary J. WILMORE, E. M. & Oliver F. CUDWORTH to the Lynden Cemetery Incorporation. A map recorded 6 Sep 1892 shows the cemetery divided into four blocks, with Block No. 1 reserved for a Masonic burial ground. It is also known the IOOF Lodge maintained a portion of this cemetery. Early records were destroyed by fire in 1935.
