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A visit to the Melrose 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 Melrose Cemetery ...

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

46.3985, -116.4618

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

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

The county seat for Nez Perce County is located in Lewiston. Lewiston lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west of the Melrose Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Melrose Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Melrose Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Old Good Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Good Hope Cemetery
  • Angel Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Angel Ridge Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Ridge Cemetery
  • Peck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Reubens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Reubens Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reubens Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Reubens.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187849 <5>
  • Central Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
  • Gold Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gold Ridge Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge Cemetery
  • Coldsprings Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Coldsprings Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldsprings Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilbert Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Orofino.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986297 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lenora Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Lenora Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora Cemetery
    • Glasby Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Glasby Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasby Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Missouri Ridge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302267 <5>
    • Cook Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Melrose Cemetery.

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

  • Chesley ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
  • Peck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Reubens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reubens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Ruebens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruebens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
  • Lenore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ahsahka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Craigmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Culdesac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Orofino
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Teakean
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
  • Cavendish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
  • Slickpoo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Winchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Greer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Greer is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Cherrylane
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • Cameron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Nezperce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweetwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Lapwai
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Ferdinand
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kendrick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Juliaetta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spalding
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Linden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Linden is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • North Lapwai
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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 Melrose 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 Melrose Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Melrose 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 Melrose Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #373905  (Melrose Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #373905 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: 989 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Peck
      • Location given for Melrose Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.3985048     Lon: -116.4618116
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melrose 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.