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A visit to the Shoshone Memorial Gardens ...

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 Shoshone Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shoshone Memorial Gardens:

47.5485, -116.2910

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

The Shoshone Memorial Gardens is located in Shoshone County<2>.

The county seat for Shoshone County is located in Wallace. Wallace lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Shoshone Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shoshone Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 19 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Shoshone Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shoshone Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Old Mission Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Mission Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mission Cemetery
  • Rose Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Rose Lake Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Lane Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Lane Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
  • Medimont Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Medimont Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medimont Cemetery
  • Miners Union Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Miners Union Cemetery is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Union Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The United Cemetery is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
  • Murray Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • The Murray Cemetery is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrison Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Harrison.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #179532 <5>
  • Bestland Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bestland Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Forest Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Forest Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Coeur d'Alene.
      • The Forest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ft. Sherman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80471 <5>
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Coeur d'Alene.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992309 <5>
    • Restlawn Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Restlawn Memorial Park is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restlawn Memorial Park
    • Rimrock Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rimrock Cemetery is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimrock Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rimrock Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Hayden.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80621 <5>
    • Worley Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Coeur d'Alene Indian Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shoshone Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shoshone Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Kingston
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cataldo
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pinehurst
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sweeney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
  • Smelterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Canyon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Kellogg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wardner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rose Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
  • Lane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Osburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Medimont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Saint Joe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Joe is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
    • Silverton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Delta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Delta is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Wallace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
    • Carbon Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
    • Calder
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Maries
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Frisco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Murray
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Shoshone Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shoshone County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shoshone Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Kellogg
  • Mullan
    • Mullan lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shoshone Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mullan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
  • Osburn
    • Osburn lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shoshone Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osburn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Saint Maries
  • Wallace
    • Wallace lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shoshone Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wallace.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace

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 Shoshone Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Shoshone 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 Shoshone Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1802762  (Shoshone Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1802762 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: Shoshone
      • Est. Elev: 671 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cataldo
      • Location given for Shoshone Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 47.5485298     Lon: -116.2910028
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shoshone Memorial Gardens) 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.