The county was created out of Okanogan and Kittitas Counties on March 13, 1899. It derives its name from a Chelan Indian word meaning "deep water," likely a reference to 55-mile-long Lake Chelan, which reaches a maximum depth of 1,486 feet. Wikipedia
M. M. and Wilda J. Foote were the previous owners of this property, dissolving their ownership on September 11, 1903. From that two cemeteries merged, the IOOF Cemetery and the Masonic Cemetery . Burials began in the all of 1902, though lots were not available for sale until 1903. In 1954, the ownership was handed over to the Chelan Cemetery Association. The merging of these two cemeteries beca...
The cemetery records are located at: Cashmere City Hall 101 Woodring Street Cashmere, Chelan County, WA 98815-1034 (509) 782-3513 (509) 782-2840 FAX and also located at: Wenatchee Area Genealogical Society Library 133 South Mission Street Wenatchee, WA 98801 (509)888-6246 Find a Grave
This project is for those buried in Wenatchee Cemetery, Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington. Find a Grave