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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Historic Columbian Cemetery:
45.5853, -122.6784
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Historic Columbian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Historic Columbian Cemetery is located in Multnomah County<2>.
The county seat for Multnomah County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the south of the Historic Columbian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Historic Columbian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Historic Columbian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Historic Columbian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Gatton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gatton Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatton Cemetery
- Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <5>
- Rose City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <5>
- Park Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Columbia Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Neveh Zedek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Neveh Zedek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neveh Zedek Cemetery
- Finley - Sunset Hills Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <5>
- Brainerd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brainerd Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- German Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Powell Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Grove Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- St. Pius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Ahavai Sholom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- River View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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 <5>
- Multnomah Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Salmon Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Salmon Creek Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek 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 based on their distance from Historic Columbian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vanport City is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
- Albina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Albina is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Vancouver
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laurelhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Minnehaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Hazel Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montavilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Maywood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cascade Park West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bethany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cedar Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Slope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Lake Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Oak Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Marlene Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Cedar Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- Hazelwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Fisher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Cascade Park East
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Five Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Barberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
- Salmon Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Salmon Creek is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Felida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Felida is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
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 visit 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
- Location given for Columbia Pioneer Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.5845619 Lon: -122.6770413
- 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 Multnomah, 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 from Point A (ie- Historic Columbian 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. |
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