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A visit to the Central 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 Central Cemetery ...

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

44.6365, -122.9790

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Central Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Central Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.

The county seat for Linn County is located in Albany. Albany lies just to the west southwest of the Central Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Central Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Central Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Knox Butte Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Knox Butte Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Butte Cemetery
  • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Mennonite Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
    • The Fairview Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38762 <5>
  • Timber - Linn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Waverly Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Houston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Houston Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
  • Simison - Hale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The James Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Allphin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Allphin Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allphin Cemetery
    • Albany Masonic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Albany Masonic Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany Masonic Cemetery
      • The Albany Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39089 <5>
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Franklin Butte Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sand Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Lebanon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39401 <5>
    • Providence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Marion Friends Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Central Cemetery.

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

  • Draperville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Draperville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
  • Crabtree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Albany
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Irvinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
  • Millersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • North Albany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Albany is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
  • Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Santiam City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Santiam City is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
  • Scio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • West Scio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Scio is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
  • Tangent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Marion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • South Lebanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
    • Sodaville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sodaville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • West Stayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Waterloo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterloo is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Lacomb
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
    • Buena Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Adair Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lewisburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Oakville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Shedd
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills

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 Central Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albany
  • Jefferson
  • Lebanon
  • Scio
    • Scio lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Central Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Scio.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio

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 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 Central Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Linn 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 Central Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1162884  (Central Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1162884 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Crabtree
      • County: Linn
      • Elev: 81 (in feet)
      • Location given for Central Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6365113     Lon: -122.9789804
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Linn, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Central 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.