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A visit to the Skinner Cemetery ...

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 Skinner Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.4835°   (42° 29' 0")

Lon:   -111.4413°   (-111° 26' 28")

The Skinner Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Bear Lake County is located in Paris. Paris lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Skinner Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Skinner Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Nounan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nounan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nounan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nounan Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
  • Bennington Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennington Cemetery
    • The Bennington Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennington Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Bennington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #283512 <5>
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Montpelier City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ovid Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ovid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ovid Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
  • Lago Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grace Cemetery is located in Caribou County
  • Lanark Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Thatcher Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thatcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thatcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thatcher Cemetery is located in Caribou County
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Geneva Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geneva Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geneva Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Geneva Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Dingle Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Raymond Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Raymond Cemetery is located in Bear Lake County
    • Old Lund Pioneer Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lund Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Old Lund Pioneer Cemetery is located in Caribou County
      • The Old Lund Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lund Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186845 <5>
    • Treasureton Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treasureton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treasureton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Treasureton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Smoot Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lava Hot Springs Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lava Hot Springs Cemetery
      • The Lava Hot Springs Cemetery is located in Bannock County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lava Hot Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Lava Hot Springs.
      • The Lava Hot Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lava Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80537 <5>
    • Grant Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Bannock County
      • The Grant Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grant Ward Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80491 <5>
    • Swan Lake Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Afton Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Skinner Cemetery.

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

  • Georgetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bennington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
  • Bern
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bench
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
    • Bench is located in Caribou County
  • Ovid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
  • Montpelier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Soda Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
    • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <6>
  • Thatcher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
    • Thatcher is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <6>
  • Grace
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Caribou County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <6>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Conda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conda
      • Conda is located in Caribou County
    • Paris
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <6>
    • Wardboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
      • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
    • Bloomington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Dingle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Geneva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Skinner Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bear Lake County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Skinner Cemetery:

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 Skinner Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #390521  (Skinner Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #390521 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: Nounan
    • County: Bear Lake         Elev: 1841
    • Location given for GNIS #390521 (Skinner Cemetery)

The official website for Bear Lake County: www.bearlakecounty.info/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/

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 Bear Lake, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Skinner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4835, Longitude: -111.4413       In this case, the coordinates for the Skinner Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.




 

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