The above photo and this list of burials at Silver Lake Cemetery was kindly contributed by Linda Smith, who transcribed the 484 burials at the cemetery. Please direct any questions or comments about this transcription to Linda.
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Silver Lake Cemetery
Silver Lake, Cowlitz Co., Washington, USA
Cemetery District #3 Commissioners:
Steve Smith
Gary Kessler
Carol Shaw
Phone: (360) 274-4004
Jim Kessler, caretaker
Directions to Cemetery:
Take Exit 49 from Interstate 5. Go east on Spirit Lake Hwy. (State Route 4) eight miles just past George Taylor Rd. You will see the cemetery on the left.
History:
In 1870, Jacob Tippery selected a homestead at the northeast end of Silver Lake, Cowlitz Co., Washington Territory. It was a beautiful hillsite, overlooking the lake, and offering a view of Mt. St. Helens to the east. After Jacob Tippery's death in August, 1872, following an accident incurred while clearing land on the homestead, he was buried on a corner of the Tippery property. The land was then donated by the family for a community cemetery. After his wife, Lucinda, died in 1901, the property was sold out of the family. Then in 1928, it was legally deeded as Silver Lake Cemetery, Inc. Subsequently, parcels of land were donated or purchased.
Location of Graves:
First letters indicate rows, and the numbers are the plots within the rows. The last letter of the location will be either N for north or S for south. There is a road through the cemetery dividing north from south. @ means cremation.
Inscription Footnotes:
numbers in this column indicate a footnote appears at the end of the listing.