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A visit to the Franklin Butte 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 Franklin Butte Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Butte Cemetery:

44.6796, -122.8465

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

The Franklin Butte Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.

The county seat for Linn County is located in Albany. Albany lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Franklin Butte Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Butte Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Franklin Butte Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Miller Cemetery is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Providence Cemetery is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Gaines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gaines Cemetery is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
  • Marion Friends Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Central Cemetery is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
  • Bilyeu Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bilyeu Cemetery is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilyeu Cemetery
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Humphrey Cemetery is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wisner Cemetery is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hunsaker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hunsaker Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunsaker Cemetery
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Knox Butte Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Knox Butte Cemetery is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Butte Cemetery
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jordan Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Mennonite Cemetery is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
      • The Fairview Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fairview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38762 <5>
    • James Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The James Cemetery is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Lacomb Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lacomb Cemetery is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb Cemetery
    • John Shelton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The John Shelton Cemetery is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Shelton Cemetery
    • Pietrock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pietrock Cemetery is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pietrock Cemetery
    • Campbell - Grier Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak 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 Franklin Butte Cemetery.

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

  • Scio
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Scio is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <6>
  • West Scio
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Scio is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
  • Crabtree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • West Stayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lacomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacomb is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
  • Stayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Draperville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Draperville is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
  • Irvinville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvinville is also located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
  • Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sublimity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Santiam City was located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Millersburg is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Aumsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Albany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Albany is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <6>
    • South Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • South Lebanon is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
    • Waterloo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Waterloo is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Turner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Albany
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Sodaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sodaville is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Lyons
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyons is also located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <6>
    • Mehama
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tangent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Macleay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay

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 Franklin Butte Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Butte Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albany
    • Albany lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Franklin Butte Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albany.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Aumsville
  • Jefferson
  • Lebanon
    • Lebanon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Franklin Butte Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lebanon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Scio
    • Scio lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North (N) of the Franklin Butte Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Scio.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
  • Stayton
    • Stayton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Franklin Butte Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stayton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
  • Turner
    • Turner lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Franklin Butte Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Turner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Franklin Butte Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Linn 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 Franklin Butte Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1120952  (Franklin Butte Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1120952 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: Linn
      • Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Scio
      • Location given for Franklin Butte Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6795668     Lon: -122.8464782
      • 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 Linn, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin Butte 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.