Owned by the Camano Lutheran Church. Call 360-722-6666 or 360-629-4592 if you have any questions.

Directions: From I-5 take exit 212 for WA-532 West toward Camano Island/Stanwood for 0.2 miles.Turn left onto WA-532 West. Pass by NAPA Auto Parts - Stilly Auto Parts (on the left in 6.3 mi). Cemetery is 10.1 miles. Continue onto N.E. Camano Drive. Cemetery will be on the right before E. Cross Island Road.

History: Camano Lutheran Cemetery is a reflection of the community it serves as evidenced by early pioneers buried there. The historical/cultural significance of Camano Lutheran Cemetery is tightly tied to the establishment and evolution of Camano Lutheran Church (State Register of Historical Site, 1979). The earliest record of the church services occurred in 1876, formalizing of a congregation in 1890. From then until 1920, logging thrived on Camano Island, with 10 to 20 active camps competing for the rising demand of timber. Many Scandinavian immigrants sought employment, opportunity and a place to settle. Life was modest and remote with rough logging roads and supplies transported by horse-drawn wagons, scows, steamers, launches and/or cable ferries. Camano Lutheran Church was formed by these early pioneers to celebrate the rites of marriage, birth, baptism and ultimately death. Lutheran churches had a long tradition of establishing their own cemeteries. Having a cemetery was also a matter of practicality. Families often arranged to bury their dead together in a family plot of land which later grew into a true cemetery. This was the case of Camano Lutheran Cemetery. Records of burials appear as early as 1909 yet it was in 1921 that 2 1/2 acres was purchased. In 1961 one more acre of land was deeded to the church for the cemetery. In this cemetery rests many early pioneers for example, Knute P. Frostad (1858-1942) who with his wife Bergitta (1856-1942) immigrated from Norway to Utsalady to obtained employment at the sawmill. He then purchased 41 acres near Livingston Bay to operate a successful dairy farm with a partner. He was elected to the State Legislature, and served as Board Commissioner for Island County. Similarly, Margaret Kincaid (1875-1960) and her husband Robert (1867-1957) were known to welcome all, especially native Americans, as she is seen in a picture with Mrs. Jake (Kk-ial-lus) and Mrs. Kate Jake O'Brien. Almost every Camano Island pioneer family (Einarsen, Mellum, Barnum, Konnerup, Eide, Olson, Davis, Hall, Magelssen, Garrison, et.al) is similarly represented at Camano Lutheran Cemetery.