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A visit to the Wilbur 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 Wilbur Cemetery ...

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

43.3235, -123.3373

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

The Wilbur Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Roseburg. Roseburg lies just to the south of the Wilbur Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wilbur Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wilbur Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Otey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Otey Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otey Cemetery
  • Hurst Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hurst Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Family Cemetery
  • La Brie Family Cemeteries
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jones Family Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Family Cemetery
  • Roseburg Masonic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Reason - Reed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Reason - Reed Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reason - Reed Cemetery
  • Tyee View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tyee View Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyee View Cemetery
  • Coles Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Coles Valley Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Valley Cemetery
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
  • Archambeaux Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Champaigne Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roseburg National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Roseburg.
    • The Roseburg National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Roseburg Veterans Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39362 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Roseburg IOOF Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
    • Roseburg Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Douglas County Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oak Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
    • Sutherlin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sutherlin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Eden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
    • Melrose Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Melrose Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Melrose Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Melrose.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39124 <5>
    • Fair Oaks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries
      • The Oakland Masonic & Old Town Oakland Cemeteries has also been known as:
      • Oakland Cemetery
      • Oakland Masonic Cemetery
      • Old Town Cemetery
      • Old Town Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39224 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilbur Cemetery.

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

  • Wilbur
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Winchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sutherlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Umpqua
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cleveland is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Roseburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Old Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Town is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Melrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Fair Oaks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Oaks is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
  • Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Glide
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lookingglass
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
    • Isadore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Isadore is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
    • Winston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Brockway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Brockway is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
    • Dillard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Idleyld Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rice Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elkhead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elkhead is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead

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 Wilbur Cemetery. The following communities are located in Douglas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wilbur Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Wilbur Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1132997  (Wilbur Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1132997 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Winchester
      • Location given for Wilbur Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.32345     Lon: -123.3372972
      • 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 Douglas, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilbur 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.