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A visit to the Buffington Memorial Park ...

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 Buffington Memorial Park ...

The Buffington Memorial Park is located in Curry County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Cape Blanco Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Cape Blanco Pioneer Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Blanco Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Cape Blanco Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hughes Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38927 <2>
  • Catching Creek Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dement Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Denmark Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Foster Creek Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • The Foster Creek Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek Cemetery
    • The Foster Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Illahe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38958 <2>
  • Fox Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Geisel Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Geisel Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geisel Cemetery
  • Geisel Family Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • The Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gold Beach Cemetery
    • Oregon Pioneer Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39275 <2>
  • Haines Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
    • The Hayes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hayes / Frye / Gant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38880 <2>
  • Hermann Family Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hermann Family Cemetery is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermann Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hermann Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Broadbent.
    • The Hermann Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hermann Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38894 <2>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Huckleberry Knoll Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Merriam Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Norris Family Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ocean View Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ocean View Cemetery is located in Curry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Cemetery
      • The Ocean View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oceanview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39230 <2>
    • Port Orford Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Powers Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumley Hill Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Warner Grave
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wise Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Buffington Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Agness
  • Arago
    • Arago is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
  • Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bandon
  • Broadbent
  • Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
  • Etelka ‑ Historic
    • Etelka is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etelka
  • Gold Beach
  • Langlois
  • Myrtle Point
  • Nesika Beach
    • Nesika Beach is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesika Beach
  • Norway
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...

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 Buffington Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Curry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buffington Memorial Park.

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 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 Buffington Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Curry 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 Buffington Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1132533  (Buffington Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1132533 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: Curry
      • Est. Elev: 10 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cape Blanco

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Curry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buffington Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.