A visit to the Smyrna Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Smyrna Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Smyrna Cemetery (FG ID #39437).
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 Smyrna Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Smyrna Cemetery:
45.1565, -122.6826
The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Clackamas County<2>.
The county seat for Clackamas County is located in Oregon City. Oregon City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Smyrna Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Smyrna Cemetery.
Establishment of the Smyrna Cemetery ...
The Smyrna Cemetery was established in 1891.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Smyrna Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gribble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blosser / Amish / Erb / Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Marks Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Dibble - Jackson - Larkins - Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aurora IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Irvin Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Molalla Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanders Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Colony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colony Cemetery
- Aurora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- MacLaren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The MacLaren Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacLaren Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howard 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Smyrna Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Needy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Macksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Liberal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mulino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McKee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Angel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Molalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Donald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Downs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhoit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gervais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oregon City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willamette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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 Smyrna Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clackamas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Smyrna Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Barlow
- Canby
- Donald
- Gervais
- Hubbard
- Molalla
- Mount Angel
- Oregon City
- Silverton
- Willamette
- Wilsonville
- Woodburn
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 Smyrna Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Clackamas 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 Smyrna Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #39437
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1130497 (Smyrna Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1130497 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: Clackamas
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yoder
- Location given for Smyrna Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.156788 Lon: -122.681757
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Clackamas, 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- Smyrna 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |