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A visit to the Murray 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 Murray Cemetery ...

The Murray Cemetery is located in Douglas County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Burnett Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Burnett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
  • Civil Bend Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Civil Bend Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Day Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Day Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
  • Dora Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dora Cemetery is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Cemetery
    • The Dora Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McKinley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992590 <2>
  • Eden Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
  • Enchanted Prairie Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fetter Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lookingglass Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lookingglass Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass Cemetery
  • Martindale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Martindale Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale Cemetery
  • McCulloch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The McCulloch Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulloch Cemetery
  • McGuire Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The McGuire Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Melrose Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • Myrtle Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
    • Riddle Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tenmile Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Cemetery
    • Thrush Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • The Thrush Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrush Cemetery
    • Waterman Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Willis Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Willis Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Murray Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Bancroft
    • Bancroft is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bridge
    • Bridge is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
  • Broadbent
  • Brockway
    • Brockway is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
  • Camas Valley
  • Canyonville
  • Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Dillard
  • Dora
    • Dora is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
  • Etelka ‑ Historic
    • Etelka is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etelka
  • Gravelford
    • Gravelford is located in Coos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelford
  • Green
    • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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 Murray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

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

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1132431  (Murray Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1132431 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: 348 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Camas Valley

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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' (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- Murray Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.