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A visit to the Sweet Home Valley 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 Sweet Home Valley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Home Valley Cemetery:

44.4029, -122.6743

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

The Sweet Home Valley Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.

The county seat for Linn County is located in Albany. Albany lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sweet Home Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sweet Home Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Sweet Home Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wiley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Ames Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Ames Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
  • Spring Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Berlin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Berlin Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Cemetery
  • Linn Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawfordsville Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Klum Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Klum Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klum Cemetery
  • Bellinger Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bellinger Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger Cemetery
  • Finley Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Finley Pioneer Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Finley Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Crawfordsville.
    • The Finley Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240880 <5>
  • Whitcomb Island Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lacomb Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lacomb Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb Cemetery
    • Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Drury Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Drury Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Dodge Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dodge Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
    • Claypool Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Claypool Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • James Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The James Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Lower Mabel Pioneer Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lower Mabel Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Mabel Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lower Mabel Pioneer Cemetery is located in Mabel.
      • The Lower Mabel Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mabel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501321 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sweet Home Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Foster
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sweet Home
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holley is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
  • Crawfordsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cascadia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Waterloo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Sodaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sodaville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Lacomb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lacomb is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
  • South Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Lebanon is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mabel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mabel is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Brownsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Irvinville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Marcola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Vida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Crabtree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Leaburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills

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 Sweet Home Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweet Home Valley 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 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 Sweet Home Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Linn 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 Sweet Home Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1127830  (Sweet Home Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1127830 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: Linn
      • Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sweet Home
      • Location given for Sweet Home Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4029026     Lon: -122.6742508
      • 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 Linn, 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- Sweet Home Valley 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.
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