A visit to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) 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 IOOF Cemetery ...
The IOOF Cemetery is located in Washington County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blooming Cemetery
- The Blooming Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Cemetery
- Cooper Mtn. Evangelical Cemetery
- Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
- The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
- The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188456 <2>
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornelius Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38681 <2>
- Fern Hill Cemetery
- The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
- Forest View Cemetery
- The Forest View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Helvetia Cemetery
- The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
- The Iowa Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mountain View Memorial Gardens
- Old Scotch Church Cemetery
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is 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
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Purdin Cemetery
- The Purdin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin Cemetery
- Raffety Cemetery
- The Raffety Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raffety Cemetery
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is 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
- St. Matthews Cemetery
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Stewart Family Cemetery
- The Stewart Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stewart Family Cemetery is located in Hillsboro.
- Valley Memorial Park
- The Valley Memorial Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
- Visitation Cemetery
- The Visitation Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aloha
- Banks
- Beaverton
- Bethany
- Bethany is located in Washington County
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- Blooming
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Cedar Mill
- Centerville ‑ Historic
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Christie ‑ Historic
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- Cornelius
- Dilley
- Dilley is located in Washington County
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- Farmington
- Farmington is located in Washington County
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- Forest Grove
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gaston
- Hillsboro
- Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kinton ‑ Historic
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Marlene Village
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Mountaindale
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Newton
- Newton is located in Washington County
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- North Plains
- Oak Hills
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Reedville
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Rockcreek
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- Scholls
- Tobias
- Tobias is located in Washington County
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- Watts
- Watts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- West Union
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
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 IOOF Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aloha
- Banks
- Beaverton
- Cornelius
- Forest Grove
- Hillsboro
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 websites either 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 IOOF 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 IOOF Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1157905 (Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1157905 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: 50 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forest Grove
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- IOOF Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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