Luper Cemetery
{{Short description|Cemetery located in Junction City, Oregon}}
{{Infobox cemetery
|name = Luper Cemetery
|image = Luper Cemetery (Lane County, Oregon).jpg
|caption =
|established = 1859
|country = United States
|location = Junction City, Oregon
|coordinates = {{coord|44|08|23|N|123|09|36|W|display=inline,title|source:wikimapia_region:US-OR_type:landmark}}
|type = Private
|owner = Luper Cemetery, Inc.
|size = 160 grave sites
|website = {{URL|http://www.lupercemetery.com/}}
|findagraveid= 1984505
}}
Luper Cemetery is near Eugene, Oregon, and is one of the earliest pioneer cemeteries in the southern Willamette Valley.{{Cite web |date= |title=Luper Pioneer Cemetery – Eugene Magazine |url=https://eugenemagazine.com/breakdown-lane/luper-pioneer-cemetery/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129163615/https://eugenemagazine.com/breakdown-lane/luper-pioneer-cemetery/ |archive-date=2023-01-29 |access-date=2023-12-14 }}{{cite web |title=Luper Cemetery |url=http://www.lupercemetery.com/ |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=lupercemetery.com}} The site is also known as Irving Cemetery or Baker Cemetery. The first grave site was in 1857, although records indicate that the cemetery began in 1859, when land was donated by Thomas and Elizabeth Baker.{{Cite web|url=http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/13909644-55/story.csp|title = PRESERVING THE PAST | A Section | Eugene, Oregon}}
File:Harriet Wadsworth, Luper Pioneer Cemetery.jpg
The cemetery is named for James Luper, an 1852 pioneer from Illinois, who settled nearby in an area known for a time as Luper, Oregon. James Luper owned the land surrounding the cemetery.
In 2011, almost all gravestones were broken or toppled.{{Cite web |date=2011-10-31 |title=PHOTO GALLERY: Vandalism at Luper Cemetery {{!}} Content {{!}} Eugene News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News {{!}} KVAL CBS 13 |url=http://www.kval.com/news/content/64046977.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031042509/http://www.kval.com/news/content/64046977.html |archive-date=2011-10-31 |access-date=2023-12-14 }}