A visit to the Sweetwater Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sweetwater Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sweetwater Cemetery (FG ID #80655).
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 Sweetwater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweetwater Cemetery:
46.3694, -116.8006
The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County<2>.
The county seat for Nez Perce County is located in Lewiston. Lewiston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sweetwater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweetwater Cemetery.
Name Variations for Sweetwater Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Sweetwater Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Sweetwater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweetwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nez Perce Tribal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Elk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Red Elk Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elk Cemetery
- Lapwai Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Broncheau Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coyote Grade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tammany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tammany Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammany Cemetery
- Arrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lewis & Clark Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gold Ridge Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge Cemetery
- Glasby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Glasby Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasby Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Indian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- J.M. Silcott Gravesite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Normal Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Asotin City Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reubens Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vineland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coldsprings Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Coldsprings Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldsprings Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Good Hope Cemetery
- Fix Ridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sweetwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweetwater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sweetwater
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lapwai
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Lapwai
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slickpoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Culdesac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chesley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Asotin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reubens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ruebens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherrylane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Genesee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Clarkston - Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarkston Heights - Vineland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lenore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Juliaetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Craigmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Asotin
- Clarkston
- Juliaetta
- Kendrick
- Lewiston
- Uniontown
- Winchester
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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #80655
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #375375 (Sweetwater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #375375 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: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sweetwater
- Location given for Sweetwater Cemetery:
- Lat: 46.3693302 Lon: -116.8007056
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweetwater 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |