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A visit to the Downey Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Downey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Downey Cemetery (FG ID #80448)

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 Downey Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.4242°   (42° 25' 27")

Lon:   -112.1174°   (-112° 7' 2")

The Downey Cemetery is located in Bannock County<2>.

The county seat for Bannock County is located in Pocatello. Pocatello lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Downey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Downey Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Downey Cemetery.

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

  • Downey
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Arimo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimo
    • Arimo is located in Bannock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arimo <6>
  • Swanlake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Robin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lava Hot Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
    • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <6>
  • McCammon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
    • McCammon is located in Bannock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <6>
  • Saint Johns
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Malad City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
    • Malad City is located in Oneida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <6>
  • Clifton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Thatcher
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
    • Thatcher is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <6>
  • Pleasantview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Gwenford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <6>
    • Bench
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Grace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
      • Grace is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <6>
    • Cherry Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bancroft
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <6>
    • Arbon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pauline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Preston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <6>
    • Inkom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
      • Inkom is located in Bannock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <6>

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 Downey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bannock County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Preston

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Downey Cemetery:

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 Downey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #372452  (Downey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #372452 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Downey East
    • County: Bannock         Elev: 1565
    • Location given for GNIS #372452 (Downey Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #80448

The official website for Bannock County: www.co.bannock.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bannock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Downey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4242, Longitude: -112.1174    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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