A visit to the Salt Creek 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 Salt Creek Cemetery ...
The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ball Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
- Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Dallas Cemetery
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
- The Dallas Cemetery has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #246163 <2>
- Deer Creek Cemetery
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Embree Cemetery
- The Embree Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embree Cemetery
- Etna Cemetery
- The Etna Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Cemetery
- Falls City Cemetery
- The Falls City Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City Cemetery
- Falls City Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Fast Cemetery
- The Fast Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fast Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greencrest Memorial Park
- Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Baptist Cemetery
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135225 <2>
- Hart Riggs Cemetery
- The Hart Riggs Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Riggs Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- The Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheridan Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39128 <2>
- Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39294 <2>
- Schrag Cemetery
- The Schrag Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrag Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Willamina Cemetery
- The Willamina Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamina Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Willamina Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Willamina.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39563 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Salt Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Amity
- Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Buell
- Buell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Crowley
- Crowley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Dallas
- Dolph Corner
- Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
- Ellendale
- Ellendale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Eola
- Eola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Falls City
- Grand Ronde
- Hopewell
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Independence
- Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Monmouth
- Rickreall
- Salemtowne
- Salemtowne is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
- Sheridan
- Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Whiteson
- Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
- Willamina
- Zena
- Zena is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
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 Salt Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Salt Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amity
- Dallas
- Falls City
- Grand Ronde
- Independence
- Monmouth
- Salem
- Sheridan
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 professional and volunteer 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 Salt Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Salt Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1163255 (Salt Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1163255 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dallas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salt Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |