Fox Island Cemetery
Fox Island Cemetery is a cemetery in Pierce, Washington. Fox Island Cemetery is situated nearby to the islet Tanglewood Island, as well as near the town Artondale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tanglewood Island and Fox Island School.
Tanglewood Island
Islet
Tanglewood Island is a small island in Hale Passage off the northern shore of Fox Island in Pierce County, Washington. It was originally called Grave Island and was sacred to the Nisqually Indians, who for decades practiced tree burials by placing their honored dead in dugout canoes high in the fir trees.
Fox Island School
Building
Photo: Hedwig in Washington, CC BY 3.0.
The Fox Island School is a former public school in Fox Island, Washington. On 15. July 1987 the National Register of Historic Places listed the building under the reference number 87001167 as a historic building. Fox Island School is situated 3,900 feet east of Fox Island Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fox Island and Artondale.
Fox Island
Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fox Island is a 5.2 square mile island off the south end of the Kitsap Peninsula, in the Puget Sound of Washington state, across from the Tacoma "Narrows". It is semi-rural, with bridge access from Gig Harbor.
Artondale
Town
Artondale is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 13,641 at the 2020 census. Artondale is situated 3½ miles north of Fox Island Cemetery.
University Place
Town
Photo: Atomic Taco, CC BY-SA 2.0.
University Place is a city in Pierce County, Washington, United States. Its population was 34,866 at the 2020 census. University Place received its name in the 1800s when the University of Puget Sound, a private liberal-arts college in North Tacoma, purchased land along the primary north–south route of Grandview Drive. University Place is situated 5 miles east of Fox Island Cemetery.
Fox Island Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Pierce, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
47.25016° or 47° 15′ 1″ northLongitude
-122.63628° or 122° 38′ 11″ westElevation
220 feet (67 metres)Open location code
84VV7927+3FOpenStreetMap ID
way 238142559OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
5794942
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