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A visit to the Cove 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 Cove Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cove 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 Cove Cemetery

Lat:   45.2882°   (45° 17' 17")

Lon:   -117.8074°   (-117° 48' 26")

The Cove Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in La Grande. La Grande lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Cove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Cove Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Victorian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Victorian Cemetery
    • The Union Victorian Cemetery is located in Union County
    • The Union Victorian Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39512 <5>
  • Lower Cove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Cove Cemetery
    • The Lower Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • The Lower Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wright Cemetery
  • Island City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Island City Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Ackles Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ackles Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Union County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Grande.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38904 <5>
  • Hillcrest East Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
    • The Summerville - Imbler Cemetery is located in Union County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summerville - Imbler Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Imbler and Summerville.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Summerville.
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
    • The Pioneer Cemetery In The Park is located in Union County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Union.
  • Elgin Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elgin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elgin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Dunham Wright Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunham Wright Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dunham Wright Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Dunham Wright Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2557785 <5>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Highland Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Galloway Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galloway Cemetery
      • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Hilgard Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilgard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilgard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilgard Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Big Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Big Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • The Big Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beagle Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191042 <5>
    • Rugg Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rugg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rugg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rugg Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Hutchinson Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchinson Cemetery
      • The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Baker County
    • Lostine Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lostine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lostine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lostine Cemetery is located in Wallowa County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cove Cemetery.

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

  • Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hot Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hot Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
    • Hot Lake is located in Union County
  • Conley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
    • Conley is located in Union County
  • Island City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Island City is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • La Grande
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Imbler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Orodell ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orodell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
    • Orodell is located in Union County
  • Summerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Powder
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
    • North Powder is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <8>
  • Elgin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
    • Former names for Elgin:
    • Fish Trap
    • Indian Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <8>
  • Medical Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medical Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Springs
    • Medical Springs is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Hilgard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilgard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
      • Hilgard is located in Union County
    • Lostine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hutchinson ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
      • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
    • Evans
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Wallowa County
    • Wallowa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
      • Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <8>

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 Cove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.

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

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1119405  (Cove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1119405 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: Cove
    • County: Union         Elev: 954
    • Location given for GNIS #1119405 (Cove Cemetery)

The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 Oregon's counties, including Union, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2882, Longitude: -117.8074       In this case, the coordinates for the Cove 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Imbler and Summerville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>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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