A visit to the Red Elk 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 Red Elk Cemetery ...
The Red Elk Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arrow Cemetery
- Asotin City Cemetery
- The Asotin City Cemetery is located in Asotin County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asotin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Asotin (WA).
- The Asotin City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asotin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76703 <2>
- Broncheau Family Cemetery
- Coldsprings Cemetery
- The Coldsprings Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldsprings Cemetery
- Coyote Grade Cemetery
- The Coyote Grade Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Grade Cemetery
- Craigmont Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Glasby Cemetery
- The Glasby Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasby Cemetery
- Gold Ridge Cemetery
- The Gold Ridge Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge Cemetery
- Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Indian Cemetery
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- J.M. Silcott Gravesite
- The J.M. Silcott Gravesite is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.M. Silcott Gravesite
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lapwai Mission Cemetery
- Lewis & Clark Memorial Gardens
- Nez Perce Tribal Cemetery
- Normal Hill Cemetery
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
- The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Good Hope Cemetery
- Reubens Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Sweetwater Cemetery
- 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 <2>
- Tammany Cemetery
- The Tammany Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammany Cemetery
- Vineland Cemetery
- The Vineland Cemetery is located in Asotin County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vineland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Clarkston (WA).
- The Vineland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarkston Vineland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77100 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- 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 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Red Elk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Asotin
- Cherrylane
- Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
- Chesley ‑ Historic
- Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
- Clarkston Heights - Vineland
- Clarkston
- Craigmont
- Culdesac
- Lapwai
- Lewiston
- North Lapwai
- Reubens
- Reubens is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Ruebens
- Ruebens is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Slickpoo
- Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
- Spalding
- Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Waha
- Waha is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
- West Clarkston - Highland
- Winchester
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 Red Elk 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 Red Elk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asotin
- Clarkston
- Juliaetta
- Lewiston
- Uniontown
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Red Elk 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 Red Elk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #374618 (Red Elk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #374618 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: 723 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sweetwater
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Red Elk Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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