A visit to the Fircrest 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 Fircrest Cemetery ...
The Fircrest Cemetery is located in Polk County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Belcrest Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Butler Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cemetery Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Dallas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Embree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Embree Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embree Cemetery
- Falls City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Falls City Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City Cemetery
- Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fast Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fast Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fast Cemetery
- Gingles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Halls Ferry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Halls Ferry Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Cemetery
- Hart Riggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hart Riggs Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Riggs Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Jory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Jory Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jory Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Rest Lawn Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridders Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosedale Friends Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Schrag Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Schrag Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrag Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams 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 Fircrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Adair Village
- Adair Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Airlie
- Bridgeport
- Buena Vista
- Crowley
- Dallas
- Dolph Corner
- Ellendale
- Eola
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Falls City
- Independence
- Jefferson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kings Valley
- Lewisburg
- Lewisville
- Millersburg
- Monmouth
- North Albany
- North Albany is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
- Rickreall
- Salem
- Salemtowne
- Santiam City ‑ Historic
- Santiam City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
- Smithfield
- Turner
- Wellsdale
- Wellsdale is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
- Zena
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 Fircrest 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 Fircrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dallas
- Falls City
- Independence
- Jefferson
- Monmouth
- Salem
- Turner
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fircrest 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 Fircrest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1120739 (Fircrest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1120739 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: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monmouth
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fircrest Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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