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A visit to the Hart Riggs 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 Hart Riggs Cemetery ...

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

44.8471, -123.3604

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

The Hart Riggs Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies just to the north northeast of the Hart Riggs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hart Riggs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Hart Riggs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
  • Falls City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Falls City Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City Cemetery
  • Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Schrag Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Schrag Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrag Cemetery
  • Butler Davidson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Dallas Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
    • The Dallas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #246163 <5>
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Montgomery Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
  • Fircrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Fircrest Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fircrest Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Smith Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Williams Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Embree Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Embree Cemetery is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embree Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brown Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Edwards Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pedee Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pedee Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee Cemetery
    • Womer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Womer Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer Cemetery
    • Cemetery Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Cemetery Hill Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill Cemetery
    • Fast Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fast Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fast Cemetery
    • Salt Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Salt Creek Cemetery is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
    • Halls Ferry Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Halls Ferry Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry Cemetery

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 Hart Riggs Cemetery.

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

  • Bridgeport
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bridgeport is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Falls City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lewisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lewisville is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Dallas
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dallas is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
  • Ellendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ellendale is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Airlie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Airlie is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
  • Monmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Independence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rickreall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dolph Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dolph Corner is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
  • Kings Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Smithfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithfield is also located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Buena Vista
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Buena Vista is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Crowley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crowley is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Buell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Buell is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
    • Wellsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Adair Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Eola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Eola is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Valsetz ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Valsetz was located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valsetz
    • Zena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Zena is also located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena

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 Hart Riggs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hart Riggs 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 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 Hart Riggs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Polk 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 Hart Riggs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1163032  (Hart Riggs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1163032 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: Polk
      • Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Airlie North
      • Location given for Hart Riggs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8470626     Lon: -123.3603807
      • 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 Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hart Riggs 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.