Fallen Branch
Cleaning up a large branch of a maple tree that broke and fell. Fortunately, no stones were damaged.
Volunteers cleaning up what is left of the mess.
A brief history
Over 100 years of service!
Sand Ridge Cemetery is on the original Donation Land Claim of Raphael Cheadle. The first burial was in June, 1857, when Alfred Douthit, son of Harrison and Loueza Douthit, died of accident. A few of the gravestones show earlier dates, notable that for Joseph Swank, but the graves were moved to Sand Ridge from elsewhere. The earliest birth date recorded is for Thomas Hannah, born September 11, 1777. He came to Linn County from Iowa and died in 1861 at the age of 84.
Sand Ridge Cemetery Association
Sand Ridge Cemetery Association of Linn County, Oregon was originally registered with the State of Oregon on June 16, 1923. The founding Trustees were J.H. Scott, William Morgan and W.E. Parker and the Clerk was Anna Clark. The original survey and plat of Sand Ridge Cemetery was finished on July 5, 1923 and was accomplished by Professional Engineer and County Surveyor Charles H. Leonard. The SRCA conveyed the road ways and alleys to Linn County as public right of ways on November 1, 1923. Linn County approved the plat on November 7, 1923.
The Wheeler Addition, Sand Ridge Cemetery was surveyed, and the plat completed, on April 24, 1994 by Professional Land Surveyor Donald L. McConnell.
Sand Ridge Cemetery was designated a Historic Cemetery by the Oregon State Parks and was registered with the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries on April 7, 2017.