Keno Public Cemetery Association
PO Box 566
Keno, OR 97627
History
Keno Cemetery is approximately 2.42 acres nestled in amongst the pine trees within the city limits of Keno, Oregon.
The original deeds from the early 1930's indicate Charles & Josie Snowgoose donated most of the property to the citizens of Keno to be used as the community's public cemetery.
In a 1973 interview with the daughters of the late Charles Snowgoose who died Feb. 26, 1950, the cemetery was intended as a "natural" burying ground "for anyone living in the Keno community who wished to be laid to rest amongst the God-given wild plum bushes, wild flowers and stately pine trees. At no time was it ever meant to be commercialized like other "man-made" green cemeteries."
There is a potter's field of about 1/3 of an acre, with 259 plots that were used by Klamath County during the Great Depression to bury the indigent populace. Most of the markers in Potter's field are no longer legible and the only records in possession of the Keno Cemetery are copies from the funeral homes, which only list name and date of death of 118 people. County Records are not available.
There are 48 veterans interred in the cemetery, including two recipients of the Purple Heart, a Wagoneer from the Modoc Indian War and a Confederate soldier.
The cemetery is currently cared for by a volunteer board of community members who mow and clean it prior to Memorial Day. We display flags on the veteran's grave on Memorial and Veterans Day each year. Individual plots are generally cared for by the family of those interred.
This is an operating cemetery, with approximately 300 plots still available for Keno residents. All monies from plot sale and private donations are used to maintain the cemetery.
We welcome contributions in the form of articles, letters and comments. Our objectives are to raise awareness of the cemetery, raise funds to protect, restore and care for the site.
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