Front entrance sign for Heppner Masonic Cemetery, Est. 1864. This cemetery sits on a hill above the town of Heppner, Morrow, Oregon overlooking the valley and town below. It is immacuately groomed and the sexton keeps detailed records on almost all individuals buried within. The cemetery holds as many bodies as recovered from the infamous 1903 Flash Flooding of Willow Creek, the creek that runs through the center of town. There are many online articles about this flood, and the local museum and history center has vast records.

Current cemetery Sexton (as of Jan 2007): Tim VanCleaf
Cemetery contact: (541)676-9403

Directions to cemetery:
From I-84, take 207 South (Main St), Left on May St., and a right on Chase St. continue up hill (road narrows) and take a right when road comes to "T". Continue up to Cemetery at the very top of the hill.

Memorial wall placed in 2003 to honour the victims of the 1903 Flash Flood that occurred on 14 Jun 1903, destroying the town and taking the lives of an estimated 250 people. The bodies that were located are buried on the hill in Heppner Masonic Cemetery. Many were not found. The memorial wall depicts a panoramic rendering of the flood's destruction and lists the known names of the victims. There is a resting bench with "Days of Sorrow" inscribed on it. The view behind the memorial is of the valley and the town below.

Closer view of right section of 1903 Flash Flood Memorial Wall.

Closer view of center section of 1903 Flash Flood Memorial Wall.

Closer view of left section of 1903 Flash Flood Memorial Wall.