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A visit to the Foster Creek 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 Foster Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Foster Creek Cemetery (FG ID #38958)

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 Foster Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Foster Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

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

Lat:   42.6368°   (42° 38' 12")

Lon:   -124.0704°   (-124° 4' 13")

The Foster Creek Cemetery is located in Curry County<3>.

The county seat for Curry County is located in Gold Beach. Gold Beach lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the southwest of the Foster Creek Cemetery .

Name Variations for Foster Creek 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.

Foster Creek Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Illahe 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 22 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Foster Creek Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Clay Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38665 <1>
  • Oak Flats Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Flats Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Flats Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39220 <1>
  • Mule Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mule Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mule Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mule Creek Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39187 <1>
  • Huckleberry Knoll Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckleberry Knoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huckleberry Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huckleberry Knoll Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38925 <1>
  • Haines Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haines Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haines Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282131 <1>
  • Fox Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fox Hill Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38799 <1>
  • Merriam Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merriam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merriam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Merriam Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39130 <1>
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hayes Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Coos County
    • The Hayes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hayes / Frye / Gant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38880 <1>
  • Norris Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norris Family Cemetery is located in Coos County
  • Powers Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rumley Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rumley Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rumley Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rumley Hill Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39366 <1>
  • Warner Grave
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warner Grave is located in Coos County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39540 <1>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Wise Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wise Cemetery is located in Coos County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39575 <1>
    • Geisel Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geisel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geisel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Geisel Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Geisel Family Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Waterman Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Port Orford Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Neal Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Buffington Memorial Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffington Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffington Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buffington Memorial Park is located in Curry County
    • Tichenor Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tichenor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tichenor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tichenor Cemetery is located in Curry County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39490 <1>
    • Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery is located in Curry County
      • The Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gold Beach Cemetery
      • Oregon Pioneer Cemetery
      • Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39275 <1>
    • Myrtle Creek Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Creek Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Myrtle Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Myrtle Creek Cemetery is located in Coos County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39195 <1>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Foster Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Agness
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ophir
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Powers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Powers is located in Coos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <7>
  • Nesika Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesika Beach
    • Nesika Beach is located in Curry County
  • Bancroft
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bancroft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Coos County
  • Port Orford
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Gold Beach
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Wedderburn
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Galice
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galice
    • Galice is located in Josephine County
  • Sixes
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Broadbent
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Bridge
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
    • Bridge is located in Coos County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Denmark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Curry County
    • Remote
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Langlois
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pistol River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Myrtle Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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 Foster Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Curry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foster Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Foster Creek 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 Foster Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1116537  (Illahe Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1116537 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: Illahe
    • County: Curry         Elev: 243
    • Location given for GNIS #1116537 (Illahe Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38958

The official website for Curry County: www.co.curry.or.us/

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

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>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.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Curry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Foster Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6368, Longitude: -124.0704       In this case, the coordinates for the Foster Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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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