A visit to the Ball Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ball Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ball Cemetery (FG ID #38559).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Ball Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ball Cemetery:
45.0722, -123.3279
The Ball Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Ball Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ball Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ball Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ball Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Greencrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Hussey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- Willamina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Yamhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fast Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fast Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fast Cemetery
- Etna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Etna Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Cemetery
- Buck Hollow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
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 Ball Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ball Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dolph Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willamina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rickreall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Zena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eola Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McMinnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Salemtowne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Ronde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Saint Joseph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Keizer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Ball Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ball Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amity
- Dallas
- Dayton
- Falls City
- Grand Ronde
- McMinnville
- Sheridan
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 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 Ball Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Polk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Ball Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38559
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1162824 (Ball Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1162824 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Polk
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ballston
- Location given for Ball Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.0723382 Lon: -123.3273274
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Polk, 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- Ball Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |