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A visit to the Fast Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Fast Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.9485°   (44° 56' 54")

Lon:   -123.2734°   (-123° 16' 24")

The Fast 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 Fast Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fast Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Embree Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Embree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Embree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Embree Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Etna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Etna Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dallas Cemetery
    • The Dallas Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • The Dallas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #246163 <5>
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Schrag Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schrag Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schrag Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schrag Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Rest Lawn Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Lawn Memory Gardens
    • The Rest Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Polk County
    • The Rest Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Restlawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39331 <5>
  • Butler Davidson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Davidson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Davidson Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ball Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Falls City Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Hart Riggs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Riggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Riggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hart Riggs Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Fircrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fircrest Cemetery
      • The Fircrest Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Halls Ferry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halls Ferry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halls Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Halls Ferry Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Zena Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zena Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39294 <5>
    • Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Hubbard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Fast Cemetery.

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

  • Dolph Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dolph Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
  • Dallas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rickreall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Polk County
  • Crowley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crowley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Crowley is located in Polk County
  • Ellendale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
    • Ellendale is located in Polk County
  • Monmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Independence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Eola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Eola is located in Polk County
  • Bridgeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Bridgeport is located in Polk County
  • Zena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Zena is located in Polk County
  • Buell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
    • Buell is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Falls City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Salemtowne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
    • Lincoln
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
    • Bellevue
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
    • Lewisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
    • Salem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <7>
    • Sheridan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Keizer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
      • Keizer is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <7>
    • Amity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <7>
    • Airlie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
      • Airlie is located in Polk County
    • Buena Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
    • Hopewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Willamina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Fast 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 Fast Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Fast Cemetery:

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 Fast Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1162978  (Fast Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1162978 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: Dallas
    • County: Polk         Elev: 88
    • Location given for GNIS #1162978 (Fast Cemetery)

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fast Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9485, Longitude: -123.2734       In this case, the coordinates for the Fast Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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