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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 Homestead Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.9076°   (42° 54' 27")

Lon:   -112.8891°   (-112° 53' 20")

The Homestead Cemetery is located in Bingham County<1>.

The county seat for Bingham County is located in Blackfoot. Blackfoot lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Homestead Cemetery .

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 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 Homestead Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Bingham 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 Homestead 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 13 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Homestead Cemetery.

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

    • Aberdeen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
      • Aberdeen is located in Bingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
    • American Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Michaud
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaud
      • Michaud is located in Power County
    • Springfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
    • Coffee Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Point
      • Coffee Point is located in Bingham County
    • Pingree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pingree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree
      • Pingree is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pingree <4>
    • Chubbuck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pocatello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Alameda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
      • Alameda is located in Bannock County
    • Rockland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Fort Hall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Hall
      • Fort Hall is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Hall <4>
    • Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Bingham County
    • Pauline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
      • Pauline is located in Power 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 Homestead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bingham County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Homestead Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Aberdeen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Falls View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falls View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falls View Cemetery is located in Power County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falls View Cemetery
    • Neeley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Neeley Cemetery is located in Power County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neeley Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Power County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Bannock County
      • The Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80515 <6>
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Bannock County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Pocatello.
      • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80577 <6>
    • Restlawn Memorial Gardens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Restlawn Memorial Gardens is located in Bannock County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restlawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Pocatello.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restlawn Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #193495 <6>
    • Good Shepherd Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Shepherd Cemetery
    • Thomas Riverside Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Riverside Cemetery is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Riverside Cemetery
    • Pauline Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pauline Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Pauline Cemetery is located in Power County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pauline Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Pauline.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauline Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168134 <6>
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
    • Moreland Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moreland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moreland Cemetery is located in Bingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moreland Cemetery

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

    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 Homestead Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #373123  (Homestead Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #373123 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: American Falls NW
      • County: Bingham         Elev: 1364
      • Location given for GNIS #373123 (Homestead Cemetery)

    The official website for Bingham County: www.co.bingham.id.us/

    The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bingham, 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' (or point-to-point) 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 Homestead Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9076, Longitude: -112.8891    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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