A visit to the Zoar Lutheran 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 Zoar Lutheran Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zoar Lutheran Cemetery (FG ID #39215).
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 Zoar Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zoar Lutheran Cemetery:
45.2310, -122.7232
The Zoar Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clackamas County<2>.
The county seat for Clackamas County is located in Oregon City. Oregon City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Zoar Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zoar Lutheran Cemetery.
Establishment of the Zoar Lutheran Cemetery ...
The Zoar Lutheran Cemetery was established in 1892.
Name Variations for Zoar Lutheran Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Zoar Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Zoar Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zoar Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Colony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Old Colony Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Colony Cemetery
- Marks Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barlow Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aurora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gribble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Blosser / Amish / Erb / Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gleason / Whiskey Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Butteville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johannes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Historic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Zoar Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zoar Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barlow
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Aurora
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Needy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Butteville Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Donald
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mulino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Willamette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willamette is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willamette
- Champoeg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McKee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beavercreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oregon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canemah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tualatin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rivergrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rivergrove is located in Clackamas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivergrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- West Linn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Zoar Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clackamas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zoar Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Barlow
- Canby
- Canby lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Zoar Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Donald
- Hubbard
- Oregon City
- Sherwood
- Tualatin
- West Linn
- Willamette
- Wilsonville
- Woodburn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Zoar Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Clackamas 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 Zoar Lutheran Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #39215
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1124857 (Norwegian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1124857 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: Clackamas
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Yoder
- Location given for Norwegian Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.2309539 Lon: -122.7234259
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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 Clackamas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zoar Lutheran 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. |