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A visit to the Fern Prairie 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 Fern Prairie Cemetery ...

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

45.6235, -122.3976

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

The Fern Prairie Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.

The county seat for Clark County is located in Vancouver. Vancouver lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Fern Prairie Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fern Prairie Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Fern Prairie Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is also located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Washougal Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Knight Cemetery is also located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Powell Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Grove Cemetery
  • Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Gresham Pioneer Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Pioneer Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Mountain View Corbett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pounder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pounder Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounder Cemetery
  • Belle Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Belle Center Cemetery is located in Skamania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Finn Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Finn Hill Cemetery is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finn Hill Cemetery
    • Brush Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brush Prairie Cemetery is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Prairie Cemetery
    • Columbia Masonic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Columbia Masonic Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Masonic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Escobar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Escobar Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escobar Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Forest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    • Gravel Point Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Gravel Point Cemetery is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Point Cemetery
    • Elim Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Elim Cemetery is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Park Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brainerd Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brainerd Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fern Prairie Cemetery.

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

  • Fern Prairie
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fern Prairie is also located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
  • Sunnyside
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sunnyside is also located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Camas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Camas is also located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <6>
  • Washougal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Plain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mill Plain is also located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
  • Cascade Park East
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fisher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisher is also located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Proebstel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Proebstel is also located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
  • Fairview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairview is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <6>
  • Wood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Troutdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Troutdale is located in Multnomah County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutdale <6>
  • Orchards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cascade Park West
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Cascade Park West is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
    • Rockwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Gresham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gresham is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <6>
    • Powell Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Corbett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maywood Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Hockinson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hockinson is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockinson
    • Union
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Five Corners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Five Corners is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Russellville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Russellville is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Latourell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Latourell is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latourell
      • Former names for Latourell:
      • Latourell Falls
      • Rooster Rock
    • Brush Prairie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Homan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Homan is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
    • Barberton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Barberton is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
    • Walnut Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Grove is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Venersborg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Venersborg is also located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venersborg

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 Fern Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clark County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Fern Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Clark 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 Fern Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1504858  (Fern Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1504858 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: Clark
      • Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Camas
      • Location given for Fern Prairie Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6234514     Lon: -122.3975924
      • 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 Washington's counties, including Clark, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fern Prairie 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.