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. 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 Willamette National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willamette National Cemetery:
45.4621, -122.5412
The Willamette National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
The cemetery is located in Multnomah County<2>.
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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.
- Chimes Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Deardorf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Multnomah Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keser Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clackamas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brainerd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brainerd Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Damascus Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Escobar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Escobar Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobar Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rose City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ahavai Sholom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marylhurst Convent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Logan Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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)
- Sunnyside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Hazelwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- 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)
- Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
- Johnson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Clackamas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montavilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings Lodge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carver
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gresham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelhurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Christie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Maywood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marylhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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
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 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:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Multnomah 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 Willamette National Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #39562
- 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. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- Class: cemetery
- Map Name: Gladstone
- County: Multnomah
- Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Location given for Willamette National Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.4620645 Lon: -122.5423137
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willamette National 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |