A visit to the Firhill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Firhill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Firhill Cemetery (FG ID #38779).
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 Firhill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Firhill Cemetery:
45.4003, -122.2753
The Firhill Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sandy.
The cemetery is located in Clackamas County<2>.
The county seat for Clackamas County is located in Oregon City. Oregon City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Firhill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Firhill Cemetery.
Name Variations for Firhill Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Firhill Cemetery.
Firhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fir Hill Cemetery
- Fir Lawn Cemetery
- Hood Loop Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Firhill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Firhill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Revenue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forrester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Philip Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Githens Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Currin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scheel Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Estacada Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Philip E. Linn Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- George Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cherryville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pounder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pounder Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounder Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Mountain View Corbett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Viola Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Logan Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Firhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Firhill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aims
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Currinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marmot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Estacada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powell Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Corbett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Springwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Troutdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Latourell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gresham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brightwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bridal Veil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is also located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
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 Firhill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clackamas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Firhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Estacada
- Gresham
- Sandy
- Sandy lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Firhill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sandy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Troutdale
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 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 Firhill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Clackamas 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 Firhill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38779
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1163851 (Fir Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1163851 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: Clackamas
- Est. Elev: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandy
- Location given for Fir Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.4006761 Lon: -122.2753652
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clackamas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Firhill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |