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A visit to the Camp Polk 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 Camp Polk Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Camp Polk Cemetery (FG ID #39428)

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 Camp Polk Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.3231°   (44° 19' 23")

Lon:   -121.5153°   (-121° 30' 55")

The Camp Polk Cemetery is located in Deschutes County<2>.

The county seat for Deschutes County is located in Bend. Bend lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Camp Polk Cemetery .

Name Variations for Camp Polk 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.

Camp Polk Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Sisters 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Camp Polk Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Deschutes 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 Camp Polk Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Camp Polk Cemetery.

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

    • Sisters
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Butte Ranch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Sherman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Jefferson County
    • Tumalo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumalo
      • Tumalo is located in Deschutes County
    • Crooked River Ranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Terrebonne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Redmond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
      • Redmond is located in Deschutes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <4>
    • Opal City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
      • Opal City is located in Jefferson County
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Grandview ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
        • Grandview is located in Jefferson County
      • Bend
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
        • Bend is located in Deschutes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,886 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <4>
      • Culver
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
        • Culver is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,686 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver <4>
      • Deschutes River Woods
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deschutes River Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deschutes River Woods
        • Deschutes River Woods is located in Deschutes County
      • Metolius
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metolius have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metolius
        • Metolius is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metolius <4>
      • Powell Butte
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

    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 Camp Polk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Deschutes County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bend
      • Bend lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Camp Polk Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bend.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
    • Metolius

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Camp Polk Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Geneva Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Geneva Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Cemetery
    • Tumalo Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tumalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tumalo Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
      • The Tumalo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Laidlaw Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tumalo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39502 <1>
    • Redmond Memorial Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Craig Grave
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Craig Grave is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Grave
    • Deschutes Memorial Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Grandview Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Terrebonne Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Terrebonne Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
      • The Terrebonne Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pioneer Cemetery
      • Terrebonne Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terrebonne Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39488 <1>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Butte Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pilot Butte Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilot Butte Cemetery is located in Bend.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Butte Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39268 <1>
    • Gray Butte Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gray Butte Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Butte Cemetery
    • Hale Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • German Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • John Swallow Grave
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Swallow Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The John Swallow Grave is located in Linn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Swallow Grave
      • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Crook County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Prineville.
        • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Powell Butte Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140925 <1>
      • Round Butte Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Round Butte Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Butte Cemetery
      • Seekseequa Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seekseequa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seekseequa Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seekseequa Cemetery
      • Seekseequa Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seekseequa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seekseequa Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seekseequa Cemetery
      • Mt. Jefferson IOOF Cemetery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Grizzly Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grizzly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grizzly Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grizzly Cemetery

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

    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 Camp Polk Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1149548  (Sisters Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1149548 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: Sisters
      • County: Deschutes         Elev: 922
      • Location given for GNIS #1149548 (Sisters Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #39428

    The official website for Deschutes County: www.co.deschutes.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 Deschutes, 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Camp Polk Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3231, Longitude: -121.5153    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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