control of this section of the cemetery after a transfer from the county. On August 16, 2007, the cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places. On November 25, 2020, portions of the cemetery's war memorial honoring Mexican-American soldiers were vandalized with graffiti, The statue which stood atop this section of the war memorial was toppled and vandalized with graffiti as well. Currently the cemetery is located between Stark Street on the north and Morrison Street to the south, with Southeast 20th Avenue bounding on the west and Southeast 26th on the east. Lone Fir covers and has over 25,000 graves, with over 10,000 of those unknown due to poor maintenance. It is home to the Pioneer Rose Garden. Notable burials The cemetery is the resting place for several former mayors of the city, as well as other politicians and famous citizens. See also Anti-Chinese violence in Oregon Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon) References External links Metro Pioneer Cemetery Program Friends of Lone Fir Cemetery Lone Fir Cemetery: famous names at Find a Grave Willamette Week: Portland's most interesting residents don't walk the streets. At least you'd better hope they don't. Interesting burials at Lone Fir History in stone: Metro's pioneer cemeteries are filling up and wearing out – The Oregonian 1855 establishments in Oregon Territory Buckman, Portland, Oregon Cemeteries in Portland, Oregon Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon Metro (Oregon regional government) National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Oregon Portland Historic Landmarks