A visit to the Buena Vista Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Buena Vista Cemetery ...
The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Polk County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allphin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Allphin Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allphin Cemetery
- Belcrest Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Belcrest Memorial Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcrest Memorial Park
- The Belcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Belcrest Memorial Park / Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38570 <2>
- Butler Davidson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Fircrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fircrest Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fircrest Cemetery
- Gingles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Halls Ferry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Halls Ferry Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Cemetery
- Hunsaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hunsaker Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunsaker Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Jory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jory Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jory Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Looney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Palestine Memorial Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridders Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ridders Pioneer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridders Pioneer Cemetery
- The Ridders Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridder Cemetery
- Ridder Pioneer Cemetery
- Ridders Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39338 <2>
- Rosedale Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simison - Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buena Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adair Village
- Adair Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Airlie
- Airlie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Albany
- Aumsville
- Badger Corner
- Badger Corner is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
- Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Crowley
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Dallas
- Draperville
- Draperville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
- Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Eola
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Independence
- Jefferson
- Kings Valley
- Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Marion
- Millersburg
- Millersburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
- Monmouth
- North Albany
- North Albany is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
- Rickreall
- Salem
- Salemtowne
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Santiam City ‑ Historic
- Santiam City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
- Turner
- Wellsdale
- Wellsdale is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
- West Scio
- West Scio is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
- West Stayton
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 Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Aumsville
- Dallas
- Independence
- Jefferson
- Monmouth
- Salem
- Turner
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 either 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 Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1163457 (Buena Vista Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1163457 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: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monmouth
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buena Vista Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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