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A visit to the Old Scotch Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Old Scotch Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Scotch Church Cemetery

Lat:   45.5730°   (45° 34' 22")

Lon:   -122.9944°   (-122° 59' 39")

The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is located in Washington County<1>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the southeast of the Old Scotch Church Cemetery .

Name Variations for Old Scotch Church Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Tualatin Plains Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Old Scotch Church Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Fir Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fir Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fir Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fir Lawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Helvetia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helvetia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helvetia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Raffety Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raffety Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raffety Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Raffety Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Visitation Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visitation Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Visitation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Visitation Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Shadybrook Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shadybrook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shadybrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shadybrook Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Arcade Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arcade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arcade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arcade Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Valley Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley Memorial Park is located in Washington County
    • Stewart Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Purdin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purdin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purdin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Purdin Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Bethany Methodist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Scotch Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Scotch Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Old Scotch Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Scotch Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aloha
    • Aloha lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Old Scotch Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aloha.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
  • Banks
    • Banks lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Scotch Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Banks.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Beaverton
  • Cornelius
  • Forest Grove
  • Hillsboro

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Old Scotch Church Cemetery:

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 Old Scotch Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1163307  (Tualatin Plains Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1163307 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: Hillsboro
    • County: Washington         Elev: 54
    • Location given for GNIS #1163307 (Tualatin Plains Cemetery)

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Scotch Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5730, Longitude: -122.9944    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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