A visit to the Svensen Pioneer 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 Svensen Pioneer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Svensen Pioneer Cemetery (FG ID #38789)
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Svensen Pioneer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
Lat: 46.1593° (46° 9' 33")
Lon: -123.6488° (-123° 38' 55")
The cemetery is located in Clatsop County<2>.
As an estimate, the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Svensen Junction.
The county seat for Clatsop County is located in Astoria. Astoria lies just to the west northwest of the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery .
Name Variations for Svensen Pioneer Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Svensen Pioneer Cemetery.
Svensen Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Svensen Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Svensen Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Clatsop County
- Astoria Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eden Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lewis & Clark Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seal River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosburg Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warrenton Pauper Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ocean View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clatsop Plains Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westport Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cathlamet Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grays River Grange Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Salmon Creek Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ft. Stevens Post Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Svensen Pioneer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Svensen Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brownsmead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tongue Point Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tongue Point Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tongue Point Village
- Tongue Point Village is located in Clatsop County
- Dahlia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Altoona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Astoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jeffers Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skamokawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knappton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Megler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Cathlamet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cathlamet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
- East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Cathlamet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grays River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Warrenton is located in Clatsop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <7>
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Clatsop County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <7>
- Gearhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gearhart have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearhart
- Gearhart is located in Clatsop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gearhart <7>
- Naselle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chinook
(16 miles [25.7 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 Svensen Pioneer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clatsop County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Svensen Pioneer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Astoria
- Cathlamet
- Grays River
- Seaside
- Skamokawa
- Warrenton
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 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 Svensen Pioneer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Clatsop County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Svensen Pioneer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1158241 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1158241 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Cathlamet Bay
- County: Clatsop Elev: 39
- Location given for GNIS #1158241 (Forest Hill Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38789
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 Clatsop, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Svensen Pioneer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1593, Longitude: -123.6488 |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |