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A visit to the Saint Mary 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 St. Mary Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary Cemetery:

45.0602, -122.7997

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

The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Mary Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Mary Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Mary Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mount Angel.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Angel Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39165 <5>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Essen Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Essen Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen Family Cemetery
  • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Silverton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Belle Passi Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gervaos Pioneer Masonic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Pioneers Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneers Cemetery
    • MacLaren Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The MacLaren Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacLaren Cemetery
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Skunkville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Skunkville Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skunkville Cemetery
    • Apostolic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
    • Maplewood Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Maplewood Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Maplewood Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maplewood Cemetery
      • Scotts Mills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39082 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Mary Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Angel
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Downs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • McKee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • McKee is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • Silverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gervais
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Scotts Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Woodburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Labish Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Labish Village is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
  • Hubbard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Needy ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Needy is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
  • Chemawa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chemawa is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hayesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Keizer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Badger Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Macleay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Drake Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
    • Wilhoit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Aurora
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Donald
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Four Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Molalla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Macksburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
    • Liberal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Barlow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Saint Paul
      (13 miles [20.9 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 St. Mary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary 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 St. Mary Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Marion 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 St. Mary Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1130475  (Saint Mary Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1130475 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: Marion
      • Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Silverton
      • Location given for Saint Mary Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.0595653     Lon: -122.7928691
      • 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 Marion, 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' (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- St. Mary 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.
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