A visit to the Valley Memorial Park ...
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 Valley Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Memorial Park:
45.5028, -122.9429
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley Memorial Park is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the north northeast of the Valley Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Valley Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Fir Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fir Lawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Lawn Cemetery
- Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Cooper Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Mtn. Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Mtn. Cemetery
- Cooper Mtn. Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Scotch Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Church Cemetery
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tualatin Plains Cemetery
- Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
- The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188456 <5>
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornelius Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38681 <5>
- Blooming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blooming Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Cemetery
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. Pius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- German Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Iowa Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill Cemetery
- Mountainside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mountainside Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainside Cemetery
- Helvetia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Newton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Reedville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Hillsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Farmington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Aloha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tobias
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tobias is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
- Rockcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Blooming
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Oak Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Cornelius
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scholls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kinton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinton
- Beaverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marlene Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marlene Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
- Cedar Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- North Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Progress is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Raleigh Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
- West Slope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Slope is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
- Forest Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dilley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dilley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
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 Valley Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aloha
- Beaverton
- Cornelius
- Forest Grove
- Hillsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Valley Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Valley Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1638847 (Valley Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1638847 has been 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:
- Class: cemetery
- Map Name: Hillsboro
- County: Washington
- Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Location given for Valley Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.504561 Lon: -122.9453811
- 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Memorial Park) 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. |