History of the Pine Grove Cemetery

Fifteen years after platting the town of Pine Grove, Charles W. Dake founded the Pine Grove Cemetery in 1901 with his son Albert. The cemetery served as the final resting place for local residents until the late 1930’s. There are approximately sixty grave sites in the confines. The ground lay in disuse and disrepair for many years until the early 1990’s when local residents began to organize an effort to preserve and maintain this historic treasure. A housing developer attempted to have the ground vacated by the county. When locals learned of this plan, the Pine Grove Cemetery Association was reincorporated and an appeal was made to Jefferson County to deny the vacancy application. The county commissioners agreed to leave the site in the public domain but stipulated that the community be able to demonstrate an ongoing effort to maintain the grounds.

Pine Grove Cemetery Association

The Association has continued since the 90's to maintain the grounds and do general upkeep of the fence and gate. In the past few years, more efforts have taken place to establish the Pine Grove Cemetery as a legitimate cemetery. We voted on by-laws, rules, and an application for people who wish to be buried at the cemetery. There is now a fee schedule, and we have a few reservations in place. Please follow the links in the menu above to access the documents.

In 2015, the adjacent property (from the cemetery boundary west to Elk Creek Rd.) was purchased by Bob and Patty McIlvaine, and donated to the cemetery. A fundraiser was held on these grounds in August 2015 that brought over $2500 to the Association. The Pinestock Music and Arts Festival was a community success, and raised awareness of the efforts to preserve and maintain our local historic cemetery.

Plans are underway to use the funds to complete a proper entry to the cemetery. Stone columns will support metal crosmember holding a traditional steel lettered sign stating Pine Grove Cemetery. Concrete footers and steel posts have been installed and are waiting application of river rock columns. There is also a plan for an enclosed display to provide information about the cemetery and persons interred within the grounds.