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A visit to the South Yamhill 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 South Yamhill Cemetery ...

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

45.1712, -123.2807

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

The South Yamhill Cemetery is located in Yamhill County<2>.

The county seat for Yamhill County is located in McMinnville. McMinnville lies just to the east northeast of the South Yamhill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Yamhill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the South Yamhill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The United Brethren Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Brethren Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Happy Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Happy Valley Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley Cemetery
  • Hussey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hussey Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
  • Deer Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Deer Creek Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
  • Brigittine Monastery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Amity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Amity Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Greencrest Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greencrest Memorial Park is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencrest Memorial Park
  • Ball Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Memorial Park is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. James Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Highland Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <5>
    • Hopewell Evangelical Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • O'Dell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The O'Dell Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Dell Cemetery
    • Lafayette Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lafayette Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
    • McBride Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Moores Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Buck Hollow Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Buck Hollow Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Hollow Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Buck Hollow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Willamina.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38615 <5>
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Brookside Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
    • Lafayette Pioneer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hembree Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hembree Family Cemetery is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree Family Cemetery
      • The Hembree Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Carlton.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Yamhill Cemetery.

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

  • Bellevue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellevue is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Whiteson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Whiteson is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
  • Amity
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Amity is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <6>
  • McMinnville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eola Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Eola Village is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
  • Sheridan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Joseph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Joseph is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Lafayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Carlton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlton is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlton <6>
  • Hopewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dayton is also located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
  • Willamina
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Buell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Buell is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
    • Smithfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Yamhill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Yamhill is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamhill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yamhill <6>
    • Crowley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Zena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Dolph Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Saint Paul
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dundee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dundee is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <6>
    • Cove Orchard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cove Orchard is also located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
    • Rickreall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Salemtowne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne

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 South Yamhill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yamhill County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amity
    • Amity lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the South Yamhill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amity.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Carlton
    • Carlton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the South Yamhill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carlton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Dallas
  • Dayton
    • Dayton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Yamhill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dayton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dundee
    • Dundee lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Yamhill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dundee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Grand Ronde
  • Lafayette
  • McMinnville
  • Sheridan
  • Yamhill
    • Yamhill lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the South Yamhill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yamhill.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamhill

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 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 South Yamhill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Yamhill 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 South Yamhill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1127359  (South Yamhill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1127359 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: Yamhill
      • Est. Elev: 76 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Muddy Valley
      • Location given for South Yamhill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1712267     Lon: -123.2806616
      • 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 Yamhill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Yamhill 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.