A visit to the Westport 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 Westport Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Westport Cemetery (FG ID #684635)
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 Westport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westport Cemetery
Lat: 46.1303° (46° 7' 49")
Lon: -123.3775° (-123° 22' 38")
The Westport Cemetery is located in Clatsop County<2>.
The county seat for Clatsop County is located in Astoria. Astoria lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west of the Westport Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Westport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cathlamet Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fishhawk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murray Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grasseth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grasseth Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grasseth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grasseth Cemetery is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stewart Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stewart Hill Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Abernathy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Svensen Pioneer Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mayger Downing Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stella / Wiest Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Westport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westport
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cathlamet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Cathlamet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cathlamet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
- East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fishhawk ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clatskanie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsmead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skamokawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Quincy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Stella is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stella
- From the Westport Cemetery to Stella
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Svensen Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Jewell is located in Clatsop County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jewell
- From the Westport Cemetery to Jewell
- Dahlia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altoona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County (WA)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Altoona
- From the Westport Cemetery to Altoona
- Coal Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Westport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clatsop County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cathlamet
- Clatskanie
- Grays River
- Skamokawa
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 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 Westport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Clatsop County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Westport Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Westport Cemetery:
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #684635
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clatsop County: www.co.clatsop.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
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 Clatsop, 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 obstructions 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 Westport Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1303, Longitude: -123.3775 |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
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