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A visit to the Skunkville 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 Skunkville Cemetery ...

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

45.0401, -122.9276

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

The Skunkville Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the southwest of the Skunkville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Skunkville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Skunkville Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pioneers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Pioneers Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneers Cemetery
  • Howell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Howell Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
  • Chemawa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chemawa Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chemawa Cemetery is located in Chemawa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38651 <5>
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gervaos Pioneer Masonic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
  • Claggett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Claggett Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claggett Cemetery
  • Hayesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hayesville Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville Cemetery
  • Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Essen Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Essen Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen Family Cemetery
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
  • Pratum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pratum Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratum Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Apostolic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
    • Silverton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Mount Angel.
      • The Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Queen of Angels Monastery Cemetery
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • Mt. Angel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Angel Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Angel Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Belle Passi Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Skunkville Cemetery.

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

  • Brooks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Labish Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Labish Village is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
  • Chemawa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chemawa is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
  • Hayesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hayesville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
  • Gervais
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Keizer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Badger Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
  • Downs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Downs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Mount Angel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Silverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • McKee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • McKee is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Salemtowne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Salem
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
    • Four Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Woodburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Macleay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Zena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Eola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Hubbard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Paul
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Scotts Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 Skunkville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marion County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Skunkville 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 Skunkville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1130463  (Skunkville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1130463 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: 50 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gervais
      • Location given for Skunkville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.0401198     Lon: -122.9275948
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Skunkville 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.