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A visit to the Pounder 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 Pounder Cemetery ...

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

45.5260, -122.2779

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

The Pounder Cemetery is located in Multnomah County<2>.

The county seat for Multnomah County is located in Portland. Portland lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Pounder Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pounder Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Pounder Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Mountain View Corbett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Washougal Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Pleasant Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
  • Belle Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Belle Center Cemetery is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Escobar Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Escobar Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobar Cemetery
  • Fern Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fern Prairie Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Firhill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Firhill Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firhill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Firhill Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Sandy.
      • The Firhill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fir Hill Cemetery
      • Fir Lawn Cemetery
      • Hood Loop Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38779 <5>
    • Scandinavia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Scandinavia Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Scandinavia Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Sandy.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256324 <5>
    • Revenue Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cliffside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Knight Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Sandy Ridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Damascus Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Damascus Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Damascus Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Damascus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38693 <5>
    • Forrester Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pounder Cemetery.

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

  • Corbett
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Latourell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Latourell is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
    • Former names for Latourell:
    • Latourell Falls
    • Rooster Rock
  • Bridal Veil
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Washougal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Troutdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Powell Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
  • Aims
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Aims is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aims
  • Wood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cruzatt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
  • Camas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <6>
  • Fairview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gresham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Boring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sandy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <6>
    • Sunnyside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunnyside is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Fern Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
    • Rockwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Damascus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marmot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fisher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Hazelwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Happy Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagle Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dodson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dodson is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Skamania
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
    • Cascade Park East
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Pounder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Multnomah County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pounder Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Pounder Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Multnomah 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 Pounder Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1125626  (Pounder Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1125626 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: Multnomah
      • Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Washougal
      • Location given for Pounder Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5259533     Lon: -122.2778682
      • 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 Multnomah, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pounder 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.