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A visit to the Coles Valley 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 Coles Valley Cemetery ...

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

43.3498, -123.4865

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

The Coles Valley Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Roseburg. Roseburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Coles Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Coles Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Coles Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
  • Tyee View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tyee View Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyee View Cemetery
  • La Brie Family Cemeteries
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hurst Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hurst Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Family Cemetery
  • Eden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
  • Champaigne Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Archambeaux Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Otey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Otey Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otey Cemetery
  • Melrose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Melrose Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Melrose.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39124 <5>
  • Wilbur Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Wilbur Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Cemetery
  • Jones Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
  • Reason - Reed Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Reason - Reed Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reason - Reed Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Metz Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Metz Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Hill Cemetery
    • Roseburg Masonic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries
      • The Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery
      • Oakland Masonic Cemetery
      • Old Town Cemetery
      • Old Town Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39224 <5>
    • Lookingglass Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lookingglass Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass Cemetery
    • Roseburg National Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Roseburg.
      • The Roseburg National Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Roseburg Veterans Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39362 <5>
    • Roseburg Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Roseburg IOOF Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
    • Douglas County Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutherlin Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Sutherlin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coles Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Umpqua
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cleveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Melrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Melrose is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Wilbur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Winchester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutherlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lookingglass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
  • Roseburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Town is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Isadore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Isadore is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
  • Kellogg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kellogg is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Green
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Green is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Fair Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
    • Brockway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Brockway is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Winston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rice Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tenmile
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dillard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Glide
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Yoncalla
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Coles Valley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Douglas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Drain
    • Drain lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Coles Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drain.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
  • Oakland
    • Oakland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Coles Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oakland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Roseburg
  • Sutherlin
  • Yoncalla

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Coles Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Coles Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1119158  (Coles Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1119158 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: Garden Valley
      • County: Douglas
      • Elev: 133 (in feet)
      • Location given for Coles Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3498375     Lon: -123.4864734
      • 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 Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coles Valley 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.
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