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A visit to the Sanders 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 Sanders Cemetery ...

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

47.1013, -116.7652

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

The Sanders Cemetery is located in Benewah County<2>.

The county seat for Benewah County is located in Saint Maries. Saint Maries lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Sanders Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sanders Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Sanders Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Woodfell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodfell Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfell Cemetery
  • Freeze Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Freeze Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeze Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potlatch.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1340132 <5>
  • Mendenhall Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mendenhall Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Cemetery
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
  • Silver Creek Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Goldenrod Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Goldenrod Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Plummer.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991685 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Pine Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • The Garfield Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Latah Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Latah Cemetery is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah Cemetery
    • Eden Valley Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley Cemetery
    • Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michaels Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Worley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991684 <5>
    • Oakesdale Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Oakesdale Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale Cemetery
    • Pine Crest Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
    • Worley Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Worley Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Worley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Worley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80687 <5>
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Spokane County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Bovill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bovill Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sanders Cemetery.

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

  • Emida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Emida is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
  • De Smet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • De Smet is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
  • Tensed
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cora is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Freeze
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Freeze is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
  • Harvard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Onaway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Onaway is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Potlatch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Potlatch Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
  • Santa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Seltice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
    • Parkline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Parkline is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
    • Willard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Willard is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Willard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Willard is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Tekoa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tekoa is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <6>
    • Grinnell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
    • Plummer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Plummer is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
    • Fernwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Saint Maries
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Garfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Chatcolet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
    • Belmont
      (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 Sanders Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benewah County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sanders 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 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 Sanders Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Benewah 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 Sanders Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2019057  (Sanders Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2019057 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: Benewah
      • Est. Elev: 894 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sanders
      • Location given for Sanders Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.101289     Lon: -116.7651648
      • 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 Benewah, 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- Sanders 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.