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A visit to the Wells 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 Wells Cemetery ...

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

46.5199, -116.2099

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

The Wells Cemetery is located in Clearwater County<2>.

The county seat for Clearwater County is located in Orofino. Orofino lies just to the southwest of the Wells Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wells Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Weseman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Weseman Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weseman Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilbert Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Orofino.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986297 <5>
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Marsh Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Peck Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Peck Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peck Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Peck.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80599 <5>
  • Central Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Angel Ridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Angel Ridge Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Ridge Cemetery
  • Fraser Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fraser Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Melrose Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Melrose Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Cemetery
    • Lenora Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Lenora Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora Cemetery
    • Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Good Hope Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Good Hope Cemetery
      • Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419801 <5>
    • Old Good Hope Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Good Hope Cemetery
    • Gold Hill Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
    • Fletcher Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
    • Weippe Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Weippe Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weippe Cemetery
    • Three Pines Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Three Pines Cemetery is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines Cemetery
      • The Three Pines Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elk River Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174534 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.

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

  • Orofino
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ahsahka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Five Corners ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Five Corners is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
  • Teakean
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
  • Greer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Greer is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Peck
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <6>
  • Cavendish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
  • Weippe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lenore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Linden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Linden is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Elk River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cameron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Nezperce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Judge Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Judge Town is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pierce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chesley ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
    • Reubens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Reubens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Ruebens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruebens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
    • Kamiah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Craigmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendrick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cherrylane
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • Juliaetta
      (23 miles [37 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 Wells Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clearwater County.

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

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Clearwater 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 Wells Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #392997  (Wells Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #392997 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: Clearwater
      • Est. Elev: 845 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dent
      • Location given for Wells Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.5199041     Lon: -116.209862
      • 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 Clearwater, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wells 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.