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A visit to the Gales Creek Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Gales Creek Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   45.5759°   (45° 34' 33")

Lon:   -123.2193°   (-123° 13' 9")

The Gales Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Gales Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Gales Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Mountain View Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Purdin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purdin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purdin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Purdin Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Hayward Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayward Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Forest View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest View Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Visitation Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visitation Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Visitation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Visitation Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Francis Cemetery
  • Union Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Buxton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buxton Cemetery
    • The Buxton Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Cherry Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
    • The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Emanuel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188456 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cornelius Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38681 <5>
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Fern Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Raffety Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raffety Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raffety Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Raffety Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Blooming Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blooming Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blooming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blooming Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Fir Lawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fir Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fir Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fir Lawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Old Scotch Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Scotch Church Cemetery
      • The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tualatin Plains Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gales Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Gales Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Watts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
    • Watts is located in Washington County
  • Kansas City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
    • Kansas City is located in Washington County
  • Banks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <6>
  • Forest Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dilley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
    • Dilley is located in Washington County
  • Christie ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
    • Christie is located in Washington County
    • Christie has also been known as:
    • Carstens
  • Buxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cornelius
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountaindale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountaindale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
    • Mountaindale is located in Washington County
  • Gaston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Timber
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Blooming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
      • Blooming is located in Washington County
    • North Plains
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains
      • North Plains is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Plains <6>
    • Ryan's Camp ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan's Camp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan's Camp
      • Ryan's Camp is located in Tillamook County
      • Ryan's Camp has also been known as:
      • Idiotville
    • Cove Orchard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
    • Hillsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Farmington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Washington County
    • West Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Washington County

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 Gales Creek 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 Gales Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Gales 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 Gales Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1121037  (Gales Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1121037 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: Gales Creek
    • County: Washington         Elev: 101
    • Location given for GNIS #1121037 (Gales Creek Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

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

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' (or 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 Gales Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5759, Longitude: -123.2193       In this case, the coordinates for the Gales Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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