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A visit to the 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 Indian Cemetery ...

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

46.4791, -116.6765

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Indian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Indian Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County<2>.

The county seat for Nez Perce County is located in Lewiston. Lewiston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Indian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Indian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Indian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Arrow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lapwai Mission Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Juliaetta Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Juliaetta Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliaetta Cemetery
  • Fix Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fix Ridge Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fix Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fix Ridge Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Juliaetta.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80468 <5>
  • Broncheau Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Leland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Leland Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Cemetery
  • Coyote Grade Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Coyote Grade Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Grade Cemetery
  • Nez Perce Tribal Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenora Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lenora Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora Cemetery
  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
  • Kendrick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
  • American Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sweetwater Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
      • The Sweetwater Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jonah Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80655 <5>
    • Old Good Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Good Hope Cemetery
    • Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Good Hope Cemetery
      • Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419801 <5>
    • Angel Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Angel Ridge Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Ridge Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Overacker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Overacker Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overacker Cemetery
    • Red Elk Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Red Elk Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elk Cemetery
    • Melrose Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Melrose Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
    • Peck Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Peck Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peck Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Peck.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80599 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Indian Cemetery.

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

  • Cherrylane
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
  • Lenore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Lapwai
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Spalding
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Juliaetta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Culdesac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lapwai
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <6>
  • Sweetwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Kendrick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Chesley ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
  • Cameron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Slickpoo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Reubens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Reubens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Ruebens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruebens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
    • Peck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <6>
    • Cavendish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
    • Genesee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lenville is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
    • Teakean
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
    • Linden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Linden is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Lewiston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Winchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ahsahka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nez Perce County.

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

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Nez Perce 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 Indian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #373216  (Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #373216 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: Nez Perce
      • Est. Elev: 367 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Culdesac North
      • Location given for Indian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.4790578     Lon: -116.6765389
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Nez Perce, 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 from Point A (ie- Indian Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.