Overall: A very interesting and surprisingly large cemetery that is still in use today.
Oldest Grave: Charles S. Link; Aged 21yrs; Died 1871
Photos: Pictures on Photobucket
Observations: Initially we had a bit of a rough time finding the location of this cemetery, as we were thinking it was right off the road, but it is a bit further in off the road. Head through Como on the paved road and once the road turns to gravel (you will pass over cattle grating) it is about 0.5 miles on the left - you can see a single, small building back off the road 100 yards or so.
First look of the cemetery is a bit underwhelming, there are only a dozen or so grave markers visible in the clearing; however, look into the woods, you will see hundreds more. This site is pretty large and will take a bit of time to get all of the way through. The most disturbing find was a fresh grave that had no grave stone.
Throughout the cemetery are grave stones from the 1880, into the 1900 and to present day. Many family plots are there behind fences. This site also had a large number of graves unmarked or marked with simple wooden crosses and no other information. There is an effort underway by the town of Como to clean up the cemetery and it appears the only refurbishment currently underway is some cleaning up of the weeds and straightening the headstones.
Further Research: When visiting Como you should take some time to visit the Mountain Man Gallery and talk to Rickie - she has been in Como for 47 years and is a wealth of knowledge about the history of the entire area and the efforts to document that history. For those interested, on August 21, 2010, Como will have a sort of Open House with Historians and also the roundhouse will be open for tours. If you happen to be up there, look for us, most likely in the cemetery, but we could also be in town learning more about Como.
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