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A visit to the Happy Valley 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 Happy Valley Cemetery ...

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

45.2359, -123.2993

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

The Happy Valley Cemetery is located in Yamhill County<2>.

The county seat for Yamhill County is located in McMinnville. McMinnville lies just to the east southeast of the Happy Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Happy Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Happy Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • South Yamhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The South Yamhill Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yamhill Cemetery
  • Moores Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • McBride Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hussey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hussey Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. James Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Memorial Park is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Park
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The United Brethren Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Brethren Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Lafayette Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Lafayette Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
  • Hembree Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hembree Family Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree Family Cemetery
    • The Hembree Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Carlton.
  • Yamhill - Carlton Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Highland Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Deer Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Deer Creek Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Amity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Amity Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
    • Lafayette Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Pike Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Pike Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pike Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Yamhill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39267 <5>
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Buck Hollow Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Buck Hollow Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Hollow Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buck Hollow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Willamina.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38615 <5>
    • Greencrest Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greencrest Memorial Park is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencrest Memorial Park
    • Ball Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • O'Dell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The O'Dell Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Dell Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Brookside Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Happy Valley Cemetery.

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

  • McMinnville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Whiteson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Whiteson is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
  • Saint Joseph
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint Joseph is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Carlton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlton is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <6>
  • Bellevue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bellevue is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Eola Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eola Village is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
  • Amity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amity is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <6>
  • Lafayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Yamhill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yamhill is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yamhill <6>
  • Sheridan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dayton is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
  • Cove Orchard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cove Orchard is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hopewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Willamina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Dundee is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <6>
    • Saint Paul
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gaston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Buell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Buell is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell

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 Happy Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yamhill County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Happy Valley 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 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 Happy Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Yamhill 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 Happy Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1121584  (Happy Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1121584 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: Yamhill
      • Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Muddy Valley
      • Location given for Happy Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.2359479     Lon: -123.2992742
      • 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 Yamhill, 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- Happy Valley 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.