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A visit to the Gaines 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 Gaines Cemetery ...

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

44.6373, -122.7706

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

The Gaines Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.

The county seat for Linn County is located in Albany. Albany lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Gaines Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gaines Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Gaines Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Franklin Butte Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacomb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lacomb Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb Cemetery
  • Jordan Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bilyeu Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bilyeu Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilyeu Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Bellinger Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bellinger Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger Cemetery
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
  • James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The James Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • John Shelton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The John Shelton Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Shelton Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Wisner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Wisner Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Pietrock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Pietrock Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pietrock Cemetery
    • Central Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • Berlin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Berlin Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Cemetery
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
    • Marion Friends Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Mennonite Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Fairview Mennonite Cemetery is 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>
    • Klum Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Klum Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klum Cemetery
    • Linn Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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 Gaines Cemetery.

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

  • Lacomb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
  • Scio
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crabtree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • West Scio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Scio is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
  • Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvinville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
  • Waterloo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • South Lebanon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
  • Sodaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sodaville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • West Stayton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mehama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublimity
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Draperville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Millersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Aumsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Albany
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sweet Home
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Foster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mill City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany

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 Gaines 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 Gaines Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Gaines 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 Gaines Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1130592  (Gaines Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1130592 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: 118 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Scio
      • Location given for Gaines Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6373449     Lon: -122.7706432
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaines 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.
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