A visit to the Historic Columbian 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 Historic Columbian Cemetery ...
The Historic Columbian Cemetery is located in Multnomah County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ahavai Sholom Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Brainerd Cemetery
- The Brainerd Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
- Columbia Masonic Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
- Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park
- The Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park
- The Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sunset Hills Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #262321 <2>
- Gatton Cemetery
- The Gatton Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatton Cemetery
- German Presbyterian Cemetery
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
- Greenwood Hills Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
- The Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
- The Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Fir Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39055 <2>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Multnomah Park Cemetery
- Neveh Zedek Cemetery
- The Neveh Zedek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neveh Zedek Cemetery
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Powell Grove Cemetery
- The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Grove Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
- The River View Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View Cemetery
- The River View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39345 <2>
- Rose City Cemetery
- The Rose City Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39357 <2>
- St. James Cemetery
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Pius Cemetery
- The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
- Salmon Creek Cemetery
- The Salmon Creek Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek Cemetery
- Skyline Memorial Gardens
- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Historic Columbian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Albina
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Barberton
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Bethany
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Burlington
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Cascade Park East
- Cascade Park West
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Cedar Hills
- Cedar Mill
- Felida
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
- Fisher
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Five Corners
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Fulton ‑ Historic
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hazel Dell
- Hazelwood
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Hillsdale
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Laurelhurst
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Marlene Village
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Maywood Park
- Minnehaha
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Montavilla
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Oak Hills
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Portland
- Raleigh Hills
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Russellville
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Salmon Creek
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Vancouver
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- West Slope
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
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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 Historic Columbian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Multnomah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Historic Columbian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Historic Columbian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Multnomah 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 Historic Columbian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1119163 (Columbia Pioneer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1119163 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: Multnomah
- Est. Elev: 13 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Multnomah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Historic Columbian Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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