[or-roots] old cemeteries within 30 miles of Salem?

[W David Samuelsen]

this cemetery is too small and right next to City View. Too clean, too

However I found several cemeteries in Polk County that are within 30 miles
radius from Salem and noticed at least 2 of them have a lot of trees in the
middle of the cemeteries. I sent the info to the filmmaker.

If you wonder who this film maker is - Jevon Whetter. close associate of
Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur who won Oscar for his role in CODA movie.
Jevon graduated from the OSD, as was his mother and aunts. You can find all
you want about Jevon online.

David Samuelsen

On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 1:36 PM Leslie Chapman via or-roots <
or-roots at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> David;
>
> If I am reading this right; the Salem cemetery is unacceptable because of
> the presence of past students and staff?
>
> just on a wild guess I suspect finding a cemetery within a hundred miles
> of Salem that doesn't have any of them would be not too likely, but maybe
> my perception is slanted by the fact I probably have someone from  most of
> these cemeteries in my family file and on a wild guess would suspect I
> could find someone in just about all of them that meet the criteria to be
> there, I just haven't looked.
>
> My inclination would have been Miller cemetery, but I think it is too
> open, just a couple clusters of trees in the east middle and NW corner. it
> is small, less than aa tenth of a mile wide and half that north to south.
>
> So I went on Google earth and every cemetery I located was pretty much the
> same, best for trees were Cox cemetery in Jefferson and the Mount Angel
> Abbey cemetery.
>
> Les C
>
> On Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 07:13:43 AM PST, W David Samuelsen <
> sammyslc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> I'm very familiar with Salem Pioneer Cemetery so did the filmmaker. He
> grew up in the area.  This cemetery has strong connections to the school,
> considering how many students and staff over the years since 1870 are
> buried there as well as neighboring City View Cemetery. Plus the fact this
> old but still functioning cemetery is small, too. (I have been there
> few times). So this cemetery is out of question.
>
> David Samuelsen
>
>
>
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