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The location of the Taft Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Taft Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.9359°   (44° 56' 9")

Lon:   -124.0207°   (-124° 1' 14")

The Taft Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Newport. Newport lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south of the Taft Cemetery .

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 Taft Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Taft Cemetery.

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

    • Cutler City
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler City
      • Cutler City is located in Lincoln County
    • Kernville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernville
      • Kernville is located in Lincoln County
    • Lincoln City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
      • Lincoln City is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <4>
    • Gleneden Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Neotsu
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
      • Lincoln Beach is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Beach <4>
    • Otis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Depoe Bay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depoe Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoe Bay
      • Depoe Bay is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depoe Bay <4>
    • Rose Lodge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Neskowin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Otter Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Siletz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siletz
      • Siletz is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siletz <4>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Oretown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown
        • Oretown is located in Tillamook County
      • Dolph ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
        • Dolph is located in Tillamook County
      • Logsden
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellwood ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
        • Bellwood is located in Tillamook County
      • Valsetz ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valsetz
        • Valsetz is located in Polk County
      • Pacific City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
        • Pacific City is located in Tillamook County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific City <4>
      • Cloverdale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
        • Cloverdale is located in Tillamook County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
      • Newport Heights
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Heights
        • Newport Heights is located in Lincoln County

    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 Taft Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Taft Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Josephine Young Memorial Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Josephine Young Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Josephine Young Memorial Park is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Josephine Young Memorial Park
    • Pacific View Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacific View Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pacific View Memorial Gardens is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacific View Memorial Gardens
    • Morris Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Paul Washington Indian Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paul Washington Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paul Washington Indian Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paul Washington Indian Cemetery
    • Oretown Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oretown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oretown Cemetery is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oretown Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Riverside Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Riverside VFW Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39344 <7>
    • Union Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Wigle Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wigle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wigle Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wigle Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Gist Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gist Cemetery is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gist Cemetery
    • Woods IOOF Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods IOOF Cemetery is located in Tillamook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods IOOF Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Toledo Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • The Toledo Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Toledo Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Toledo.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toledo Cemetery
      • Chitwood Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chitwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chitwood Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chitwood Cemetery
      • Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Grand Ronde.
        • The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Grand Ronde Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981656 <7>
      • IOOF Hebo Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Hebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The IOOF Hebo Cemetery is located in Tillamook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Hebo Cemetery
      • Nestucca Valley Community Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Elk City Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elk City Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk City Cemetery
      • Holmes Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Yamhill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
      • Eddy Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eddy Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddy Cemetery

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

    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 Taft Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1132476  (Taft Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1132476 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: Lincoln City
      • County: Lincoln         Elev: 40
      • Location given for GNIS #1132476 (Taft Cemetery)

    The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.or.us/

    The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

    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 Lincoln, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Taft Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9359, Longitude: -124.0207       In this case, the coordinates for the Taft Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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>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.
    <7>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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