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A visit to the Geneva 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 Geneva Cemetery ...

The Geneva Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Afton Cemetery
  • Auburn Cemetery
  • Bennington Cemetery
    • The Bennington Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennington Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Bennington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #283512 <2>
  • Bloomington Cemetery
    • The Bloomington Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloomington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bloomington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167501 <2>
  • Cokeville Cemetery
  • Dingle Cemetery
  • Elizabeth Paul Gravesite
  • Estella Brown Gravesite
  • Fairview Cemetery
  • Grover Cemetery
  • Lanark Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Montpelier City Cemetery
    • Nounan Cemetery
      • The Nounan Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nounan Cemetery
    • Ovid Cemetery
      • The Ovid Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid Cemetery
    • Raymond Cemetery
      • The Raymond Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond Cemetery
    • St. Charles Cemetery
    • Skinner Cemetery
      • The Skinner Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
    • Smith Fork Cemetery
    • Smoot Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Geneva Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bern
  • Bloomington
  • Border
    • Border is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
  • Border
    • Border is located in Lincoln County (WY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
  • Cokeville
  • Dingle
  • Fairview
  • Geneva
  • Georgetown
  • Montpelier
  • Novene
    • Novene is located in Bear Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novene
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Paris
      • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
    • Saint Charles
    • Smoot
    • Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lincoln County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Wardboro
      • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro

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 Geneva Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bear Lake County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Geneva Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Bear Lake 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 Geneva Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #372830  (Geneva Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #372830 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: Bear Lake
      • Est. Elev: 1910 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Geneva

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bear Lake, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Geneva Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.