Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn
2020 Mountain View Dr
Auburn, King County, Washington 98001
253-931-3028
Also known as Auburn Cemetery.
Directions: From Highway 167, exit on 15th St. SW in Auburn. Head West on 15th St. SW to West Valley Rd. Turn North on West Valley Rd to Mountain View Drive. Turn left uphill to Cemetery.
Mountain View Cemetery was established Nov 08, 1890, a full year before Slaughter was incorporated as a 4th class town. The name was changed to Auburn in 1893. At the instigation of social societies, including Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias, the Mountain View Cemetery Association was formed for the purpose of purchasing land well removed from White River's annual floods, which were damaging Slaughter Precinct Cemetery. Forty acres of land was purchased from Daniel Starr, and 92 citizens contributed $25.00 each for bonds which allowed them plot space and trusteeships.
During the depression years, the cemetery fell into a deplorable state because of water shortage and lack of supervision. In 1945, a group of businessmen formed the Thousand One Club, their first act for community betterment was a move to transfer the cemetery to the City of Auburn. This was completed in 1946 and the name was changed to Auburn City Cemetery. The following year, county owned acreage adjoining the cemetery was purchased. The cemetery was endowed for perpetual care in January 1947. On Jun 06, 1967, the cemetery board formally voted to change the name back to Mountain View Cemetery. (by Douglas G. Taylor and Lois Almeda, Office Asst at Mt View Cemetery.)
Death dates on the markers range from 1880-2010, and 1830 is the earliest birthdate shown.
There are over 14,308 individuals buried here.
Mountain View Cemetery is located up on the West Hill side of Auburn and overlooks the Auburn and South King County Valley.
This is a very large cemetery that has annual interments of 300 on average. It is fenced in, and the gates are unlocked during specific times.
It is a very nicely kept cemetery. There are a few stones that were nearly impossible to read as the stones sink into the ground a little and the grass grows over them. The earliest burial was 1880.
Auburn Mountain View Cemetery in King County was founded in 1898. In 1915 the cemetery was handed to the City of Auburn.
The Auburn Mountain View Cemetery’s management was under the City of Auburn until 1926 when Auburn Mountain View Cemetery Association took over after its formation. The association took over the administration until 2010 when the cemetery land was deeded again back to the City of Auburn.
The Auburn Mountain View Cemetery has incorporated several graves from the local cemeteries. One of the notable relocations of graves is one done by Auburn Catholic Cemetery in 1994. After relocation, they erected a memorial with a list of names of the deceased whose graves were moved.
Auburn Mountain View Cemetery in Auburn ranks number 1st out of the two cemeteries in Auburn City in terms of popularity. Further, it ranks 7th out of 19 cemeteries in King County, 29th out of the 234 cemeteries in Washington State, and 2798 in the United States.
Sections listed are as follows:
1&3 – 1st & 3rd
4FN – 4th Flat North
4FS – 4th Flat South
4H – 4th Hill
4S – 4th Slope
6S – 6th Slope
7th – 7th
9ADD – 9A & 9DD
9A – 9A
B2 – Big 2nd
9B – 9B
B2 – Big 2nd
BH – Bissell Hill
CC – Cascadia Columbarium
CP – Children’s Place
CUG – Centennial Urn Garden & Columbarium
FC – Forest Chapel
GM – Garden Mausoleum
GME – Garden Memories
GW – Galliway
HC – Hogan Columbarium
L1 – Little 1st
L2 – Little 2nd
L5 – Lower 5th
LB – Little Bissell
LB – Long Block
MM – Memory Meadow
NC – Nicholls Columbarium
U5 – Upper 5th
Vet – Veterans
Additional information: https://www.interment.net/data/us/wa/king/mountain/mountain_view.htm
