A visit to the Fern Hill 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 Fern Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fern Hill Cemetery:
45.4821, -123.0737
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the east northeast of the Fern Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fern Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Fern Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fern Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blooming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Blooming Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Cemetery
- Forest View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest View Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Iowa Hill Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill Cemetery
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornelius Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38681 <5>
- Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
- The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188456 <5>
- Mountain View Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Fir Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fir Lawn Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Lawn Cemetery
- Visitation Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Visitation Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Purdin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Purdin Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Family Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Family Cemetery
- The Stewart Family Cemetery is located in Hillsboro.
- Valley Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Valley Memorial Park is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
- Old Scotch Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Church Cemetery
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tualatin Plains Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fern Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fern Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blooming
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blooming is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Cornelius
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dilley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dilley is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
- Forest Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville was located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newton is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farmington is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Watts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watts is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Reedville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reedville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Christie was located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cove Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
- Scholls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas City is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- North Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Banks is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <6>
- Tobias
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tobias is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinton was located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Aloha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockcreek is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Mountaindale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountaindale is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Gales Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yamhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hills is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
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 Fern Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fern Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aloha
- Banks
- Cornelius
- Forest Grove
- Hillsboro
- Yamhill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Fern Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Fern Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1162982 (Fern Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1162982 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurelwood
- Location given for Fern Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.4820595 Lon: -123.0737174
- 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 Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Fern Hill 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. |