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A visit to the Miners Union Cemetery ...


The location of the Miners Union Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Miners Union Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   47.4872°   (47° 29' 13")

Lon:   -115.9163°   (-115° 54' 58")

The Miners Union Cemetery is located in Shoshone County<2>.

The county seat for Shoshone County is located in Wallace. Wallace lies just to the south southwest of the Miners Union Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Miners Union Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Shoshone 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 Miners Union 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 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Miners Union Cemetery.

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

    • Woodland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
    • Wallace
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Silverton
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
      • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <4>
    • Frisco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
    • Carbon Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
      • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Osburn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mullan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
      • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <4>
    • Burke ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Shoshone County
    • Murray
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
    • Wardner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kellogg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <4>
    • Smelterville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Sweeney
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
        • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
      • East Portal ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
        • East Portal is located in Mineral County (MT)
      • Pinehurst
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
        • Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <4>
      • Avery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
        • Avery is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <4>
      • Kingston
        (17 miles [27.4 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 Miners Union Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shoshone County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Kellogg
      • Kellogg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Miners Union Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kellogg.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Mullan
      • Mullan lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Miners Union Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mullan.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
    • Osburn
      • Osburn lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Miners Union Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osburn.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
    • Thompson Falls
    • Wallace
      • Wallace lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Miners Union Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wallace.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Miners Union Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Murray Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
    • Shoshone Memorial Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoshone Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shoshone Memorial Gardens is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoshone Memorial Gardens
    • Dominion Peak Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dominion Peak Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Dominion Peak Cemetery is located in Mineral County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dominion Peak Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420831 <7>
    • Saltese Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saltese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saltese Cemetery is located in Mineral County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saltese Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2314870 <7>
    • Old Mission Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Mission Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mission Cemetery
    • Rose Lake Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Lake Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lake Cemetery
    • Wild Rose Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Whitepine Trout Creek Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • De Borgia Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • VFW Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the VFW Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The VFW Cemetery is located in Sanders County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the VFW Cemetery
    • Fraternal Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Sanders County (MT)
      • The Fraternal Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraternal Cemetery
    • Lane Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane 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 Miners Union Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #387008  (Miners Union Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #387008 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: Wallace
      • County: Shoshone         Elev: 913
      • Location given for GNIS #387008 (Miners Union Cemetery)

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

    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 Shoshone, 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 Miners Union Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4872, Longitude: -115.9163       In this case, the coordinates for the Miners Union Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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>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.
    <7>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.




 

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