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A visit to the West Point 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 West Point Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Point Cemetery:

44.2193, -123.0679

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

The West Point Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.

The county seat for Linn County is located in Albany. Albany lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the north of the West Point Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Point Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the West Point Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Alford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Alford Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Workman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Workman Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
  • Coburg IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Coburg IOOF Cemetery is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg IOOF Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coburg IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Coburg.
    • The Coburg IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38670 <5>
  • Wigle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Wigle Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigle Cemetery
  • Milliorn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Milliorn Cemetery is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milliorn Cemetery
  • Luper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lancaste - Young Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
  • Mohawk Community Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Blan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Blan Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blan Cemetery
    • Halsey Pioneer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Resthaven Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • Rest Lawn Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Lawn Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rest Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Junction City.
      • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #316522 <5>
    • Gillespie Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stafford Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
    • Marcola Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Marcola Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcola Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
    • Danish Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Danish Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
    • Jones - Kime - Brown Property Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lower Mabel Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Point Cemetery.

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

  • Coburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harrisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Junction City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Santa Clara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Santa Clara is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • River Road
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • River Road is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
  • Cheshire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • North Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Springfield is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
  • Marcola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Halsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Alvadore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eugene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mabel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mabel is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Franklin is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brownsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Thurston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crawfordsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellfountain Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fern Ridge Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fern Ridge Shores is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge Shores
    • Goshen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Goshen is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Walterville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Holley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Holley is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
    • Shedd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 West Point 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 West Point Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 West Point 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 West Point Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1158549  (West Point Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1158549 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: 107 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Coburg
      • Location given for West Point Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2192908     Lon: -123.0678661
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Point 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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