A visit to the Selma 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 Selma Cemetery ...
The Selma Cemetery is located in Josephine County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Ferrydale Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferrydale Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrydale Cemetery
- Foots Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- The Foots Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Cemetery
- Gotcher Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Gotcher Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotcher Cemetery
- Granite Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Granite Hill Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Hawthorne Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
- Lower Wolf Creek Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Missouri Flat Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Flats Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Placer Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Placer Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sloan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Sparlin Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Sparlin Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparlin Cemetery
- Steamboat Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tokay Heights Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- The Tokay Heights Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokay Heights Cemetery
- Wilderville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilderville Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville Cemetery
- Woodville Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Selma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Althouse ‑ Historic
- Althouse is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Althouse
- Applegate
- Brown City ‑ Historic
- Brown City is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
- Cave Junction
- Fruitdale
- Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Galice
- Galice is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galice
- Grants Pass
- Hugo
- Hugo is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Kerby
- Merlin
- Murphy
- New Hope
- New Hope is located in Josephine County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- O'Brien
- Provolt
- Provolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provolt
- Redwood
- Redwood is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Selma
- Three Pines
- Three Pines is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
- Waldo ‑ Historic
- Waldo is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Wilderville
- Williams
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 Selma Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Josephine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Selma Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Selma Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Josephine 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 Selma Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1154353 (Selma Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1154353 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: Josephine
- Est. Elev: 405 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selma
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Josephine, 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 '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- Selma Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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