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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 ...

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

46.3232, -116.7876

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

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

The county seat for Nez Perce County is located in Lewiston. Lewiston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Red Elk Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Red Elk Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Red Elk Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Tammany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Tammany Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammany Cemetery
  • Nez Perce Tribal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Lapwai Mission Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Broncheau Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gold Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Gold Ridge Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge Cemetery
  • Coyote Grade Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Coyote Grade Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Grade Cemetery
  • Lewis & Clark Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Arrow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Coldsprings Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Coldsprings Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldsprings Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Reubens Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Normal Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Asotin City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 <5>
    • Glasby Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Glasby Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasby Cemetery
    • J.M. Silcott Gravesite
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The J.M. Silcott Gravesite is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.M. Silcott Gravesite
    • Old Good Hope Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Good Hope Cemetery
    • Vineland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <5>
    • Craigmont Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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 based on their distance from Red Elk Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Slickpoo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
  • Sweetwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Lapwai
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Culdesac
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Waha is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
  • North Lapwai
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Spalding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Winchester
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reubens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Reubens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Ruebens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ruebens is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
  • Chesley ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
  • Lewiston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Asotin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Asotin is located in Asotin County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <6>
    • Clarkston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherrylane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • West Clarkston - Highland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Craigmont
      (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 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.

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 professional and volunteer 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
      • Location given for Red Elk Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.3232182     Lon: -116.7876486
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red Elk 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.