Mt. Olivet Cemetery
100 Blaine Ave. N.E.
Renton, King County, Washington 98056
425-255-0323
The cemetery has stated that the family needs to send a written request to the office in order for a photo to be taken. Cemetery employees will take the photo and send it to the family.
The historic Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Renton, Washington. It is home to the graves of many early Renton settlers. Houser, Dobson, Wood, Custer, Shearer, and McKnight are a few of the common names.
The Mt. Olivet Cemetery was established by early settlers in the 1870s, with the first monument installed in 1875. The original five acre tract contains many graves of early Renton settlers, as well as Native American Indians of local tribes and their families. The cemetery currently consists of twenty-seven acres and has turned the original wilderness cemetery into its present park-like setting.
In the south-east corner of the cemetery are the marked graves of a number of Duwamish Indians. The markers on the graves were placed there by the white friends of various Indians and their families. One of the markers reads "William, Chief of the Duwamish Tribe 1896." Another is for "Dr. J. James, Died 1885. Was a Nephew to Great Chief Seattle, and whilst living was friendly to the Whites." In the early 1970s, Frank Conklin and John Dobson placed a marker in this area for the Moses Family.
Renton Mt Olivet Cemetery in King County was founded in 1905. In 1912 the cemetery was handed to the City of Renton.
The Renton Mt Olivet Cemetery’s management was under the City of Renton until 1936 when Renton Mt Olivet Cemetery Association took over after its formation. The association took over the administration until 2009 when the cemetery land was deeded again back to the City of Renton.
The Renton Mt Olivet Cemetery has incorporated several graves from the local cemeteries. One of the notable relocations of graves is one done by Renton Catholic Cemetery in 1992. After relocation, they erected a memorial with a list of names of the deceased whose graves were moved.
Renton Mt Olivet Cemetery in Renton ranks number 1st out of the two cemeteries in Renton City in terms of popularity. Further, it ranks 10th out of 22 cemeteries in King County, 30th out of the 212 cemeteries in Washington State, and 2871 in the United States.
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