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A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...

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

45.7273, -122.5995

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

The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.

The county seat for Clark County is located in Vancouver. Vancouver lies just to the south southwest of the Wilson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brush Prairie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Salmon Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salmon Creek Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Elim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Elim Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
  • Dublin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dublin Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Bethel Evangelical Methodist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Park Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Finn Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Finn Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finn Hill Cemetery
  • Gravel Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gravel Point Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Point Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lewisville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Lewisville Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville Cemetery
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Historic Columbian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gatton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gatton Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatton Cemetery
    • Columbia Masonic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Columbia Masonic Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Masonic Cemetery
    • Knight Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • McQuinn Family Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Moar Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rose City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Powell Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Multnomah County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Grove Cemetery
    • Fern Prairie Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fern Prairie Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Fargher Lake.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hazen Cemetery
      • View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76951 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles of the Wilson Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Mount Vista is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
  • Salmon Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Salmon Creek is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Creek
  • Barberton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Barberton is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberton
  • Homan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Homan is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homan
  • Union
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Brush Prairie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Glade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadow Glade is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Glade
  • Dollar's Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dollar's Corner is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar's Corner
  • Five Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Five Corners is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • King Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • King Corner is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
  • Hazel Dell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Orchards
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Battle Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Felida
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Felida is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felida
    • Lake Shore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Shore is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Minnehaha
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Hockinson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hockinson is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockinson
    • Kumtux
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kumtux is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumtux
    • Sara
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sara is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
    • Vancouver
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Proebstel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Proebstel is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proebstel
    • Pioneer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Lewisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lewisville is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville

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 Wilson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Clark County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson 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 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1509569  (Wilson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1509569 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: 58 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orchards
      • Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.7273386     Lon: -122.5995419
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Wilson 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.
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