Visiting the Cemetery

The cemetery is locked due to incidents of vandalism. The cemetery is unlocked and open for both Veterans’ Day and Memorial Day weekend. At all other times, courteous visitors are invited to visit after obtaining an access code from the Coos Bay City Hall, Coos Bay Visitor Center, Marshfield High School Registrar, or by contacting volunteer coordinators. Visitors should use proper cemetery etiquette and remember that many of the headstones are very old and fragile - no sitting or leaning on headstones. Headstone rubbings or invasive cleaning techniques are also not permitted. Even using shaving cream to make inscriptions more visible promotes unwanted biological growth. Dogs are not permitted, with the exception of service animals. At the conclusion of the visit, please lock the cemetery and report any concerns to the City of Coos Bay or volunteer coordinators.

Location

750 S. Seventh Street at Ingersoll
Coos Bay, Or 97420 

The main entrance gate is in the Marshfield High School parking lot

Google Map

For more information, please contact:

Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery volunteer coordinator    or:

The City of Coos Bay
(541) 267-1981
500 Central Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420
City of Coos Bay


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Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery
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Site managed by Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery Volunteers

Marshfield Pioneer Cemetery

Upcoming Event: Annual Memorial Day Assembly

IF THE DEAD COULD TALK . . .
          . . .they could tell many stories about their lives,
          . . .as the first Euro-American woman to come to live in Coos Bay,
           . . .as the builder of the fastest clipper ship in the world,
           . . .as a victim of a tragic shipwreck,
           . . .as a veteran who served our country.
Can you help tell the stories?
Can you share information about the people buried in the cemetery?
Do you have remembrances about visits to the cemetery?
Can you help us gather information, so that we can apply to have this special place listed on the National Register of Historic Place?
If so, please contact us with information.


A brochure may be downloaded on the Downloadable Files page.