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A visit to the Van Pelt 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 Van Pelt Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Van Pelt Cemetery (FG ID #39524)

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 Van Pelt Cemetery ...

The Van Pelt Cemetery is located in Curry County<2>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Brother Jonathan Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • The Brother Jonathan Cemetery is located in Del Norte County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brother Jonathan Cemetery
  • Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • The Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery
    • The Gold Beach Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gold Beach Cemetery
    • Oregon Pioneer Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39275 <1>
  • Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Del Norte County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Indian Cemetery is located in Del Norte County (CA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
  • Merriam Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Old Brookings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pistol River Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogue River Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • The Rogue River Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River Cemetery
    • The Rogue River Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rogue Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39355 <1>
  • Rumley Hill Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Smith Family Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • William James Ward Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The William James Ward Memorial Cemetery is located in Curry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William James Ward Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the William James Ward Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Brookings.
    • The William James Ward Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • W.J. Ward Memorial Cemetery
    • Ward Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39536 <1>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Van Pelt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

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 Van Pelt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Curry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Pelt 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 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 Van Pelt Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Curry 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 Van Pelt Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #39524

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1116491  (Van Pelt Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1116491 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: Curry
      • Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mount Emily

    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 Curry, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Van Pelt Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.