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A visit to the Soldiers Home Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Soldiers Home Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Soldiers Home Cemetery

Lat:   47.0812°   (47° 4' 52")

Lon:   -122.2262°   (-122° 13' 34")

The Soldiers Home Cemetery is located in Pierce County<1>.

The county seat for Pierce County is located in Tacoma. Tacoma lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Soldiers Home Cemetery .

Name Variations for Soldiers Home Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Soldiers Home Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Old Soldiers Home Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Soldiers Home Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Pierce County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Soldiers Home Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Soldiers Home Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Soldiers Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Orting
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Graham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Pierce County
    • McMillin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin
      • McMillin is located in Pierce County
    • Prairie Ridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
      • Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
    • Kapowsin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Alderton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderton
      • Alderton is located in Pierce County
    • Bonney Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Frederickson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederickson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederickson
      • Frederickson is located in Pierce County
    • Puyallup
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Prairie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elk Plain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Plain
      • Elk Plain is located in Pierce County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Carbonado
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Wilkeson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Summit
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
        • Summit is located in Pierce County
      • Sumner
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • South Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Creek
        • South Creek is located in Pierce County
      • North Puyallup
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Puyallup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Puyallup
        • North Puyallup is located in Pierce County
      • Melmont ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmont
        • Melmont is located in Pierce County
      • Spanaway
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Clay City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
        • Clay City is located in Pierce County
      • Firwood ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Firwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firwood
        • Firwood is located in Pierce County
      • Buckley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Waller
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
        • Waller is located in Pierce County
      • Midland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
        • Midland is located in Pierce County

    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 Soldiers Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pierce County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Soldiers Home Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Soldiers Home Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Woodbine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • The Woodbine Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Puyallup Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbine Cemetery
    • Carbonado Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sumner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sumner Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • The Sumner Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sumner Pioneer Cemetery
      • Sumner Town Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
    • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • The Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lady of the Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkeson Catholic Cemetery
    • Wilkeson Town Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Wilkeson Town Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • The Wilkeson Town Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkeson Town Cemetery
    • Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fir Lane Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Spanaway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Firwood Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • The Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dieringer Cemetery
      • Dieringer Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Tapps Pioneer Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Wren Family Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wren Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • The Wren Family Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wren Family Cemetery
      • Jensen Pioneer Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckley Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Buckley Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • The Buckley Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Buckley Public Cemetery
        • White River Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckley Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76722 <7>
      • Jeschke Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Smith Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Henry Smith Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Georges Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Georges Cemetery is located in King County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georges Cemetery
      • Gethsemane Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in King County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
      • Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • The Puyallup Tribal Cemetery is located in Pierce County
        • The Puyallup Tribal Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Cushman Cemetery
        • Indian Mission Cemetery
        • Puyallup Indian Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puyallup Tribal Cemetery
      • Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery is located in King County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enumclaw Municipal Cemetery
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in King County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery

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

    The official website for Pierce County: www.co.pierce.wa.us/

    The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Pierce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Soldiers Home Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0812, Longitude: -122.2262    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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