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A visit to the Willamette National 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 Willamette National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willamette National Cemetery (FG ID #39562)

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 Willamette National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willamette National Cemetery

Lat:   45.4621°   (45° 27' 43")

Lon:   -122.5412°   (-122° 32' 28")

The cemetery is located in Multnomah County<2>.

As an estimate, the Willamette National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.

While not adjacent, the Lincoln Memorial Park is directly west of the Willamette National Cemetery.

The county seat for Multnomah County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the west northwest of the Willamette National Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Willamette National Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willamette National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willamette National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Happy Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <7>
  • Sunnyside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
  • Hazelwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
  • Woodstock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Milwaukie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Russellville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oatfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
    • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
  • Johnson City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Clackamas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clackamas have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackamas
    • Clackamas is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clackamas <7>
  • Montavilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <7>
  • Jennings Lodge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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 Willamette National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Multnomah County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clackamas
  • Gladstone
  • Gresham
    • Gresham lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Willamette National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gresham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham

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 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 Willamette National Cemetery:

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 Willamette National Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1129101  (Willamette National Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1129101 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gladstone
    • County: Multnomah         Elev: 237
    • Location given for GNIS #1129101 (Willamette National Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #39562

The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.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 Multnomah, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Willamette National Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4621, Longitude: -122.5412    
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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