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A visit to the McGuire 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 McGuire Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McGuire Cemetery:

43.0987, -123.5206

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

The McGuire Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Roseburg. Roseburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the McGuire Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McGuire Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the McGuire Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tenmile Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Cemetery
  • McCulloch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The McCulloch Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulloch Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Civil Bend Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Civil Bend Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend Cemetery
  • Lookingglass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Lookingglass Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass Cemetery
  • Willis Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Willis Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Creek Cemetery
  • Thrush Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Thrush Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
  • Burnett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Burnett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
  • Noah Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Noah Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah Cemetery
  • Murray Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Murray Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
  • Martindale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Martindale Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Melrose Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Melrose Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Melrose.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39124 <5>
    • Roseburg Masonic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseburg National Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Roseburg.
      • The Roseburg National Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Roseburg Veterans Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39362 <5>
    • Jones Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
    • Archambeaux Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Champaigne Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Eden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
    • Day Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Day Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
    • Riddle Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Douglas County Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseburg Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Roseburg IOOF Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
    • La Brie Family Cemeteries
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McGuire Cemetery.

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

  • Tenmile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Brockway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Brockway is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Dillard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Winston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lookingglass
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
  • Camas Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Melrose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Melrose is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Riddle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Riddle is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
    • Former names for Riddle:
    • Riddles
    • Riddlesburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <6>
  • Myrtle Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Roseburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tri City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Tri City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Cleveland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cleveland is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Winchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Canyonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilbur
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Umpqua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 McGuire Cemetery. The following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McGuire 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 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 McGuire Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 McGuire Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1135317  (McGuire Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1135317 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tenmile
      • Location given for McGuire Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.0987266     Lon: -123.5206316
      • 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 Douglas, 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 from Point A (ie- McGuire 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.