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A visit to the Chemehuevi Indian 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 Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery ...

The Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Desert Memorial Park
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Desert Memorial Park is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Desert Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Cathedral City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188858 <2>
  • Mountain Valley Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Palm Springs District Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Twentynine Palms Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Twentynine Palms Cemetery is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentynine Palms Cemetery
    • The Twentynine Palms Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Twentynine Palms Public Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8412 <2>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

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 Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Bernardino County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to San Bernardino 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 Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #240505  (Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #240505 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: San Bernardino
      • Est. Elev: 610 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Twentynine Palms

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <3>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 from Point A (ie- Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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