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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 Rupert Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   42.6841°   (42° 41' 2")

Lon:   -113.6655°   (-113° 39' 55")

The Rupert Cemetery is located in Minidoka County<1>.

The county seat for Minidoka County is located in Rupert. Rupert lies just to the south of the Rupert 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 Rupert Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Minidoka 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 Rupert 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 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Rupert Cemetery.

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

    • Acequia
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acequia
      • Acequia is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Rupert
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rupert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
      • Rupert is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <4>
    • Paul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
      • Paul is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paul <4>
    • Amalga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalga
      • Amalga is located in Minidoka County
    • Heyburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyburn
      • Heyburn is located in Minidoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyburn <4>
    • Minidoka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Declo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declo
      • Declo is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Declo <4>
    • Kimama
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimama
      • Kimama is located in Lincoln County
    • Pella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Cassia County
    • Albion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Cassia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
    • Hazelton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Jerome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <4>
    • Eden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Jerome County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
    • Murtaugh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

    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 Rupert Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Minidoka County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Albion
      • Albion lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rupert Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albion.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Burley
      • Burley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rupert Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burley
    • Rupert

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 13 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Rupert Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Paul Cemetery is located in Minidoka County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Paul.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paul Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80598 <6>
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Cassia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Declo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Declo Cemetery is located in Cassia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Declo Cemetery
    • Gem Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gem Memorial Gardens is located in Cassia County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gem Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Burley.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gem Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1186675 <6>
    • View Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The View Cemetery is located in Cassia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the View Cemetery
    • Pella Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pella Cemetery is located in Cassia County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pella Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Pella.
      • The Pella Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pella Ward Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pella Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80600 <6>
    • Albion Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Albion Cemetery is located in Cassia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Marion Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Marion Cemetery is located in Cassia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
    • Elba Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • The Elba Cemetery is located in Cassia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elba Cemetery
    • Malta Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Malta Cemetery is located in Cassia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malta 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 Rupert Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #374812  (Rupert Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #374812 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: Rupert NW
      • County: Minidoka         Elev: 1285
      • Location given for GNIS #374812 (Rupert Cemetery)

    The official website for Minidoka County: www.minidoka.id.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Minidoka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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 Rupert Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6841, Longitude: -113.6655    
    <3>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.
    <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>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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