A visit to the Myrtle Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Myrtle Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Myrtle Creek Cemetery (FG ID #39195)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Myrtle Creek Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Myrtle Creek Cemetery has been estimated.<2>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Myrtle Creek Cemetery
Lat: 42.9696° (42° 58' 10")
Lon: -124.0155° (-124° 0' 55")
The Myrtle Creek Cemetery is located in Coos County<3>.
The county seat for Coos County is located in Coquille. Coquille lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the north northwest of the Myrtle Creek Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Myrtle Creek Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Myrtle Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waterman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enchanted Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enchanted Prairie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enchanted Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Enchanted Prairie Cemetery is located in Coos County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38745 <1>
- Brack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brack Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brack Cemetery is located in Coos County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38597 <1>
- Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warner Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Grave
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Warner Grave is located in Coos County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39540 <1>
- Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Coos County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39575 <1>
- Powers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hermann Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norris Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norris Family Cemetery is located in Coos County
- Fetter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fetter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fetter Cemetery is located in Coos County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38775 <1>
- Myrtle Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelford Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravelford Pioneer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravelford Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gravelford Pioneer Cemetery is located in Coos County
- The Gravelford Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gravelford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38841 <1>
- Catching Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norway Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lee Valley Cemetery is located in Coos County
- The Lee Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fox Bridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38798 <1>
- Haines Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haines Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Curry County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282131 <1>
- Dora Cemetery
(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 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the Myrtle Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Myrtle Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bancroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Powers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Coos County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <7>
- Remote
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Broadbent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Dora is located in Coos County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dora
- From the Myrtle Creek Cemetery to Dora
- Coquille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camas Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Parkersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Twomile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bandon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Langlois
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Myrtle Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coos County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Myrtle Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bandon
- Coos Bay
- Coquille
- Denmark
- Myrtle Point
- Port Orford
- Powers
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 Myrtle Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Coos County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Myrtle Creek Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Myrtle Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1156890 (Myrtle Creek Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1156890 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Powers
- County: Coos Elev: 221
- Location given for GNIS #1156890 (Myrtle Creek Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #39195
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coos County: www.co.coos.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Coos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Myrtle Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9696, Longitude: -124.0155 In this case, the coordinates for the Myrtle Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |