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A visit to the Etna 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 Etna Cemetery ...

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

44.9771, -123.2290

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

The Etna Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies just to the southwest of the Etna Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Etna Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Etna Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fast Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fast Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fast Cemetery
  • Embree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Embree Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embree Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Rest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rest Lawn Memory Gardens is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Lawn Memory Gardens
    • The Rest Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Restlawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39331 <5>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Salt Creek Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
  • Zena Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zena Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena Cemetery
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dallas Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
    • The Dallas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #246163 <5>
  • Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ball Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39294 <5>
  • Schrag Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Schrag Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrag Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Halls Ferry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Halls Ferry Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Cemetery
    • Deer Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Butler Davidson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Belcrest Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <5>
    • St. Barbara Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • City View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Salem Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Salem Pioneer Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Salem Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem Rural Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #364830 <5>
    • Amity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Amity Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Etna Cemetery.

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

  • Crowley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crowley is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Smithfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Smithfield is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Rickreall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dolph Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Dolph Corner is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
  • Dallas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dallas is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
  • Zena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Zena is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
  • Eola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Eola is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
  • Ellendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellendale is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Salemtowne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Salemtowne is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Monmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Independence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Amity
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <6>
    • Buell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Buell is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
    • Bellevue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
    • Keizer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hopewell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridgeport is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Chemawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chemawa is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
    • Sheridan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Four Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Badger Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Hayesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Labish Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Labish Village is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
    • Whiteson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson

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 Etna 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 Etna Cemetery.

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 Etna 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 Etna Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1120525  (Etna Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1120525 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: 100 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rickreall
      • Location given for Etna Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9770624     Lon: -123.2289904
      • 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 Polk, 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- Etna 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.