Escobar Cemetery

{{Short description|Cemetery in Gresham, Oregon, U.S.}}

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| caption = Sign for the cemetery and neighboring Gresham Pioneer Cemetery, 2021

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| established = 1914

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| location = Gresham, Oregon

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|45.4966|-122.4344|display=it}}

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| owner = Metro

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Escobar Cemetery is a cemetery in Gresham, Oregon, established in 1914.{{cite news |last1=Stine |first1=Mara |title=Gresham Pioneer Cemetery fills up |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/go/42-news/115147-gresham-pioneer-cemetery-fills-up |access-date=April 11, 2021 |work=The Outlook |publisher=Pamplin Media Group |date=September 10, 2012 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412151322/https://pamplinmedia.com/go/42-news/115147-gresham-pioneer-cemetery-fills-up |url-status=live }}

According to Metro, the cemetery is named after Frank Escobar and was acquired by Multnomah County in 1957.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonmetro.gov/historic-cemeteries/escobar-cemetery|title=Escobar Cemetery|date=26 March 2014 |publisher=Metro|accessdate=October 10, 2021|archive-date=October 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211006153335/https://www.oregonmetro.gov/historic-cemeteries/escobar-cemetery|url-status=live}}

As of 2014, the cemetery continues to be operated by Metro.{{Cite web|last=Gunderson|first=Laura|date=2014-01-28|title=State board cites cemeteries, funeral homes and embalmers in 2013, including Metro (public records)|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2014/01/state_board_cites_cemeteries_f.html|access-date=2021-10-10|website=The Oregonian|language=en}}