Raft River Cemetery
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Raft River Cemetery

Raft River, Cassia County, Idaho, USA

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    Coordinates: 42.50943, -113.21438
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Consideration of the pros and cons of creating a cemetery in the Raft River area had been discussed for several years, but it was not established until August 2002. In the effort to establish this cemetery there was land to acquire and survey, yards of fill dirt to be hauled, compacted and leveled, permission to use the water and a quarter mile of waterline trenched, installed, and bored under the main road, gas pipes, phone cables, and electric lines to be avoided, a sprinkler system installed, a fence erected, sod laid, permits, and documents obtained, and of course the cost of this endeavor. The small farming community of Raft River created and finished this beautiful ½ acre cemetery in only three days. They call it the Raft River Miracle. The first burial in this cemetery was a beloved matriarch of the Raft River area by the name of Carol Mable (Brown) Webb.

The Raft River Cemetery is well maintained with green grass and a white vinyl fence. It is surrounded by farm ground and a church.

The cemetery is located just East of the church at 2551 E 300 S Declo, Idaho.



Consideration of the pros and cons of creating a cemetery in the Raft River area had been discussed for several years, but it was not established until August 2002. In the effort to establish this cemetery there was land to acquire and survey, yards of fill dirt to be hauled, compacted and leveled, permission to use the water and a quarter mile of waterline trenched, installed, and bored under the main road, gas pipes, phone cables, and electric lines to be avoided, a sprinkler system installed, a fence erected, sod laid, permits, and documents obtained, and of course the cost of this endeavor. The small farming community of Raft River created and finished this beautiful ½ acre cemetery in only three days. They call it the Raft River Miracle. The first burial in this cemetery was a beloved matriarch of the Raft River area by the name of Carol Mable (Brown) Webb.

The Raft River Cemetery is well maintained with green grass and a white vinyl fence. It is surrounded by farm ground and a church.

The cemetery is located just East of the church at 2551 E 300 S Declo, Idaho.



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