About Forest View Cemetery
Forest View Cemetery is a cemetery near Forest Grove, Washington County, Oregon. It lies about 0.8 mi east of Forest Grove. It is operated by Forest View Cemetery Incorporated. The grounds sit at about 249 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Joseph Conrad Chamberlin, William Langley and Lotus Langley. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1157984. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mountain View Memorial Gardens, about 1.1 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fuiten Rose and Hoyt Funeral Home in Forest Grove, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 61 cemeteries we list in Washington County, and 30 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Washington County dates to 1886. 2 of the 61 listings in Washington County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Forest Grove. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest View Cemetery
Among them: 1 scientist.
- Joseph Conrad Chamberlin1898-1962U.S. arachnologist
- District attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon. Convicted in vice trials and removed from office.
- Lotus Langley1875-1955District attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon
- Jane Maria Averill1836-1929Early Oregon resident. Second-wife of Alvin T. Smith [Q4738233]
- Leva Belle Walker1878-1970American botanist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Forest View Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
45.52150, -123.12787
What Forest View Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
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Funeral homes near Forest View Cemetery
- Fuiten Rose and Hoyt Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Forest Grove · (503) 357-2161
- Duyck & Vandehey Funeral Home5.2 miFuneral home · Forest Grove · (503) 357-8749
- Fir Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Hillsboro · (503) 640-2277
- Donelson Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services6.1 miFuneral chapel · Hillsboro
- Tualatin Valley Funeral Alternatives6.6 miFuneral home · Hillsboro · (503) 693-7965
- Care Cremation Service - Westside6.6 miCremation provider · Hillsboro · (503) 445-7520
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