[or-roots] Revenue Cemetery

[W David Samuelsen]

Thanks!

This direction will be included in the 1955 transcription for future
researchers who try to find that cemetery.

W. David Samuelsen

Bob & Nancy Noble wrote:
> 
> Per the "Oregon Burial Site Guide" by Byrd, Clarke & Healy, there is a
> Revenue Family cemetery located Northeast of Sandy, on the east side of Ten
> Eyck Road.  This is at the east end of the town of Sandy where the one-way
> highway couplet ends;  turn left (northeasterly) onto Ten Eyck Road and
> drive .6 of a mile to the junction of Coalman Road from the right.  Continue
> .9 of a mile north of that junction, and just north of a driveway.  It is
> located on Cabbage Hill, before you descend to Revenue Bridge over the Sandy
> River.  Two giant old maples are in the cemetery and a row of cedars (Thuja)
> marks the east line of the burial ground.  The cemetery is located on the
> Francis Revenue DLC #37,   OC #3798 and the burials range from 1853-1953.
> On the map, it is at T2S  R5#. and is about 1/4 of an acre in size.  The
> cemetery is also known as Cabbage Hill Cemetery.
> 
> Nancy Noble
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leslie Chapman" <khanjehgil at presys.com>
> To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 9:24 PM
> Subject: [or-roots] Revenue Cemetery
> 
> > That's a toughy;
> >
> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgco/cem-clackamas.htm  for clackamas cemeteries
> > but it doesn't give any info except;
> >
> > Sandy Revenue note: at Sandy & Bull Run Roads
> >
> > here is another note just as clear;
> >
> > John Revenue Grave - Cliffside Cemetery, Sandy
> >
> > http://www.usgennet.org/alhnorus/ahorclak/cemeteries.html also notes at
> > Sandy & Bull Run Roads.
> >
> >
> > USGS finds no Revenue or Cliffside cemetery, Yahoo Maps finds no Sandy
> road
> > in Clackamas or Tigard, Sandy Blvd is in Portland, There is a Sandy
> Heights
> > road in Sandy and Bull Run road runs rougly Northeast out of Sandy [east
> and
> > a little soouth of Portland for those who aren't familiar with the area]
> but
> > they don't appear to get within a couple of miles of each other. When the
> > kid is awake and I can poke around more I can try again. that is if I
> > remeber to.
> >
> > Les C/
> >
> >
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