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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Aurora Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Aurora Cemetery (FG ID #38555)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Aurora Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Aurora Cemetery

Lat:   45.2248°   (45° 13' 29")

Lon:   -122.7736°   (-122° 46' 24")

The Aurora Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Aurora Cemetery .

Name Variations for Aurora Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Aurora Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Aurora Community Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Aurora Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Aurora Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Aurora Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Aurora Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Aurora
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <7>
  • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hubbard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Barlow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Barlow

      From the Aurora Cemetery to Barlow

  • Donald
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <7>
  • Canby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Butteville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Needy ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Macksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
  • Woodburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Woodburn is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <7>
  • Wilsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Champoeg ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • McKee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
      • McKee is located in Marion County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to McKee

        From the Aurora Cemetery to McKee

    • Sherwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <7>
    • Liberal
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mulino
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Middleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Willamette
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willamette have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
      • Willamette is located in Clackamas County
    • Saint Paul
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tualatin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gervais
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gervais have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
      • Gervais is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gervais <7>
    • Mount Angel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Carus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stafford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stafford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Clackamas County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Stafford

        From the Aurora Cemetery to Stafford

    • Newberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
      • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <7>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Aurora Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Aurora Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Aurora Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Marion County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Aurora Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Aurora Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1162819  (Aurora Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1162819 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Woodburn
      • County: Marion         Elev: 54
      • Location given for GNIS #1162819 (Aurora Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38555

    The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.or.us/

    The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Aurora Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2248, Longitude: -122.7736    
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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