A visit to the Helvetia 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 Helvetia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helvetia Cemetery:
45.6061, -122.9274
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helvetia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the south of the Helvetia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Helvetia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Helvetia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helvetia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The West Union Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Shadybrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shadybrook Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadybrook Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Old Scotch Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Church Cemetery
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tualatin Plains Cemetery
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Arcade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arcade Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- German Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Raffety Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Raffety Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raffety Cemetery
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- Fir Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fir Lawn Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Lawn Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Scappoose.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278399 <5>
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Valley Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Valley Memorial Park is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Family Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Family Cemetery
- The Stewart Family Cemetery is located in Hillsboro.
- Gatton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gatton Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatton 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 Helvetia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helvetia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Rockcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockcreek is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Mountaindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountaindale is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Reedville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reedville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Oak Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hills is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville was located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newton is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Tobias
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tobias is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cedar Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Christie was located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- Cornelius
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aloha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marlene Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marlene Village is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Cedar Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Banks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Banks is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <6>
- Forest Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Farmington is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Beaverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Slope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Slope is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Scappoose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kansas City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kansas City is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
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 Helvetia 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 Helvetia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aloha
- Aloha lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Helvetia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aloha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
- Banks
- Beaverton
- Cornelius
- Forest Grove
- Hillsboro
- Scappoose
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Helvetia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Helvetia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1130002 (Helvetia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1130002 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsboro
- Location given for Helvetia Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6053934 Lon: -122.9262149
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Helvetia 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. |