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A visit to the Celilo Indian 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 Celilo Indian Cemetery ...

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

45.6487, -120.9456

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

The Celilo Indian Cemetery is located in Wasco County<2>.

The county seat for Wasco County is located in The Dalles. The Dalles lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Celilo Indian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Celilo Indian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Celilo Indian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Centerville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
  • Crawford Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Crawford Family Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
  • Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wish - Ham Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Wish - Ham Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wish - Ham Cemetery
  • Sun Rise Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Sun Rise Cemetery is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Rise Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sun Rise Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Wasco.
    • The Sun Rise Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sunrise Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39471 <5>
  • Wasco Methodist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Wasco Methodist Cemetery is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wasco Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Wasco.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39541 <5>
  • Rufus Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Rufus Cemetery is located in Sherman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rufus Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rufus.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252887 <5>
  • Hartland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hartland Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rice Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
    • Eightmile Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Cemetery
    • GAR Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The GAR Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Moro Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Moro Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Moro.
      • The Moro Cemetery has also been known as:
      • American Legion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38534 <5>
    • De Moss Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The De Moss Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the De Moss Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Moro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38702 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Celilo Indian Cemetery.

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

  • Celilo Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
  • Wishram
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fairbanks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Biggs Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maryhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rice ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rice is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Rufus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dallesport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • City of The Dalles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
  • The Dalles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wasco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Goldendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blockhouse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
    • Endersby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Endersby is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
    • Gordon ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gordon is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Wahkiacus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
    • Chenoweth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
    • Moro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Moro is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <6>
    • De Moss Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
    • Klickitat
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dufur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Klondike
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Klondike is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Sinks ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sinks is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
    • Lyle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ortley ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ortley is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley

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 Celilo Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wasco County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dufur
    • Dufur lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Celilo Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dufur.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
  • Goldendale
  • Moro
    • Moro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Celilo Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moro.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
  • Wasco
    • Wasco lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Celilo Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wasco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Celilo Indian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Wasco 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 Celilo Indian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1158610  (Celilo Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1158610 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Wishram
      • County: Wasco
      • Elev: 133 (in feet)
      • Location given for Celilo Indian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6487342     Lon: -120.9456218
      • 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 Oregon's counties, including Wasco, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Celilo Indian 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.