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A visit to the Willis Creek Cemetery ...


The location of the Willis Creek Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 Willis Creek Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis Creek Cemetery

Lat:   43.0629°   (43° 3' 46")

Lon:   -123.4048°   (-123° 24' 17")

The Willis Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Roseburg. Roseburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Willis Creek Cemetery .

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 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 Willis Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Willis Creek Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willis Creek Cemetery.

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

    • Dillard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Winston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
      • Winston is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston <4>
    • Myrtle Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Green
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Green is located in Douglas County
    • Riddle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
      • Riddle is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
      • Former names for Riddle:
      • Riddles
      • Riddlesburg
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riddle <4>
    • Tri City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tri City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
      • Tri City is located in Douglas County
    • Tenmile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lookingglass
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
      • Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
    • Canyonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyonville
      • Canyonville is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyonville <4>
    • Roseburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Melrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Douglas County
    • Days Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Camas Valley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Winchester
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cleveland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
        • Cleveland is located in Douglas County
      • Wilbur
        (18 miles [29 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 Willis Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Douglas County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Willis Creek Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Burnett Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burnett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Cemetery
    • Civil Bend Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cox Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • McGuire Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGuire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGuire Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGuire Cemetery
    • Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Creek Pioneer Cemetery
    • Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery
    • Riddle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tenmile Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tenmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tenmile Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tenmile Cemetery
    • McCulloch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCulloch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCulloch Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCulloch Cemetery
    • Lookingglass Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lookingglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lookingglass Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lookingglass Cemetery
    • William D Bradley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William D Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The William D Bradley Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William D Bradley Cemetery
    • Canyonville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canyonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Canyonville Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canyonville Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Boggess Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boggess Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggess Cemetery
      • Douglas County Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Douglas County Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas County Cemetery
      • Roseburg Catholic Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseburg Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roseburg Catholic Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseburg Catholic Cemetery
      • Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseburg IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roseburg IOOF Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseburg IOOF Cemetery
      • Roseburg National Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • The Roseburg National Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Roseburg National Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39362 <6>
      • Pioneer Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Jesse Roberts Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244076 <6>
      • Bryant Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
      • Roseburg Masonic Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseburg Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roseburg Masonic Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseburg Masonic Cemetery

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

    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 Willis Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1129128  (Willis Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1129128 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: Winston
      • County: Douglas         Elev: 199
      • Location given for GNIS #1129128 (Willis Creek Cemetery)

    The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

    The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

    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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Willis Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0629, Longitude: -123.4048       In this case, the coordinates for the Willis Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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