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A visit to the Valley View 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 Valley View Cemetery ...

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

45.0060, -122.7479

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

The Valley View Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Valley View Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Valley View Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Valley View Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Silverton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Mt. Angel Abbey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bethany Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Mount Angel.
    • The Benedictine Sister of Mt. Anglel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Queen of Angels Monastery Cemetery
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mount Angel.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Angel Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39165 <5>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Mt. Angel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Angel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Angel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Apostolic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Maplewood Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maplewood Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Maplewood Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maplewood Cemetery
      • Scotts Mills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39082 <5>
    • Essen Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Essen Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essen Family Cemetery
    • Pratum Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pratum Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratum Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley View Cemetery.

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

  • Silverton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Downs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Downs is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
  • Scotts Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Angel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Drake Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
  • McKee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McKee is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
  • Macleay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Macleay is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
  • Wilhoit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
  • Silver Falls City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
  • Molalla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gervais
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Labish Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Labish Village is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labish Village
    • Woodburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
    • Chemawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Chemawa is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
    • Hayesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Badger Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Four Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Hubbard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Aumsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sublimity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Glen Avon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Keizer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
    • Turner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Macksburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg

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 View Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 View Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Marion 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 View Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1128499  (Valley View Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1128499 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: Marion
      • Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Scotts Mills
      • Location given for Valley View Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.0059548     Lon: -122.7478669
      • 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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Valley View 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.