A visit to the Powell Grove 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 Powell Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Powell Grove Cemetery:
45.5568, -122.5365
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Powell Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Multnomah County<2>.
The county seat for Multnomah County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the west southwest of the Powell Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Powell Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Powell Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Powell Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Columbia Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brainerd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brainerd Cemetery is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
- Rose City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rose City Cemetery is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City Cemetery
- The Rose City Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39357 <5>
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
- The Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lone Fir Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39055 <5>
- Multnomah Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Multnomah Park Cemetery is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Multnomah Park Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keser Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Keser Israel Cemetery is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keser Israel Cemetery
- The Keser Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kesser Israel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39007 <5>
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
- The Lincoln Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Scott Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39045 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Williamette National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willamette National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Escobar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Escobar Cemetery is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobar Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gresham Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
- Historic Columbian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deardorf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Deardorf Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deardorf Cemetery
- The Deardorf Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christilla Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38704 <5>
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Douglas Cemetery is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Powell Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Powell Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maywood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Russellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Russellville is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Hazelwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Fisher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Montavilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montavilla is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Cascade Park East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
- Laurelhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Laurelhurst is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham is also 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>
- Wood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Camas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Plain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
- Albina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Albina is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albina
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powell Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Valley is also located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Troutdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton was located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Milwaukie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Happy Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Washougal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fern Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
- Proebstel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Proebstel is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
- Orchards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Minnehaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
- Vancouver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vanport City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vanport City was located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanport City
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 Powell Grove 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 Powell Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camas
- Camas lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Powell Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Camas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
- Gresham
- Portland
- Troutdale
- Vancouver
- Washougal
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 Powell Grove 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 Powell Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1125636 (Powell Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1125636 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: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Tabor
- Location given for Powell Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.5567855 Lon: -122.536482
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Powell Grove 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. |