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A visit to the Forest View 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 Forest View Cemetery ...

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

45.5215, -123.1279

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

The Forest View Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Forest View Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forest View Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Forest View Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Purdin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Purdin Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin Cemetery
  • Mountain View Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fern Hill Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • 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 east)
    • 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>
  • Visitation Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Visitation Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation Cemetery
  • Blooming Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Blooming Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Gales Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gales Creek Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gales Creek Cemetery
  • Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fir Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Fir Lawn Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Lawn Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hill Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Iowa Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Iowa Hill Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill Cemetery
    • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Francis Cemetery
    • Union Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Union Point Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point Cemetery
    • Cherry Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cherry Grove Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • 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
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Harrison Cemetery is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison 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 Forest View Cemetery.

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

  • Forest Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dilley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Dilley is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
  • Watts
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Watts is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Cornelius
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cornelius is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
  • Centerville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Centerville was located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Blooming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blooming is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
  • Kansas City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Kansas City is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Gaston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gaston is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <6>
  • Christie ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Christie was located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Christie has also been known as:
    • Carstens
  • Banks
    (6 miles [9.7 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>
  • Gales Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Newton is also located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Plains
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountaindale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountaindale is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • Hillsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hillsboro is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
    • Manning
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cove Orchard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Farmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmington is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Reedville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Reedville is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Buxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • West Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • West Union is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
    • Yamhill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Scholls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aloha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tobias
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Tobias is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
    • Rockcreek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Rockcreek is also located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek

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 Forest View 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 Forest View Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Forest View 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 Forest View Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1157984  (Forest View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1157984 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: 82 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gales Creek
      • Location given for Forest View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5215027     Lon: -123.1278859
      • 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- Forest View 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.