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A visit to the Hobson - Whitney 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 Hobson - Whitney Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery:

44.8329, -122.7695

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

The Hobson - Whitney Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hobson - Whitney Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Glover Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Glover Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
  • Mater Dolorosa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
  • Campbell - Grier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Anderson Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Aumsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Aumsville Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aumsville Cemetery
  • Wisner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Wisner Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
  • Pietrock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pietrock Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pietrock Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Dickens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dickens Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
  • Kimsey - Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shaw Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shaw Catholic Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Catholic Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Humphrey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Eoff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eoff Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eoff Cemetery
    • Stipp Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Oaks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Twin Oaks Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Bilyeu Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Bilyeu Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilyeu Cemetery
    • Jordan Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • John Shelton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The John Shelton Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Shelton Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hobson - Whitney Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Sublimity
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Stayton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • West Stayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aumsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Silver Falls City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
  • Mehama
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Macleay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Macleay is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
  • Jordan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Lyons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Drake Crossing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
  • Turner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Scio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Scio
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Silverton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Four Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Badger Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Santiam City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Santiam City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam City
    • Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hayesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Downs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Downs is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>

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 Hobson - Whitney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hobson - Whitney Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aumsville
  • Jefferson
  • Mill City
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Scio
    • Scio lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Hobson - Whitney Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Scio.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
  • Silverton
  • Stayton
  • Turner

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Hobson - Whitney Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Marion 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 Hobson - Whitney Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1121859  (Hobson-Whitney Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1121859 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Stayton
      • County: Marion
      • Elev: 205 (in feet)
      • Location given for Hobson-Whitney Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8328998     Lon: -122.7695329
      • 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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hobson - Whitney 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.