A visit to the Desert Lawn Memorial 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 Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery (FG ID #38712).
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 Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery:
45.8970, -119.4728
The Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery is located in Morrow County<2>.
The county seat for Morrow County is located in Heppner. Heppner lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<3> to the south of the Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Irrigon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills Cemetery
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Umatilla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Umatilla Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla Cemetery
- Hermiston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hermiston Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baumgardner Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Baumgardner Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumgardner Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Echo Memorial Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Echo Memorial Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Memorial Cemetery
- Siphon Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Siphon Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siphon Cemetery
- Koontz Gravesite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wells Spring Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wells Spring Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Spring Cemetery
- Sand Hollow Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Sand Hollow Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow Cemetery
- Nolin Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Nolin Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin Cemetery
- Prosser Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holdman Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- The Holdman Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdman Cemetery
- Desert Lawn Memorial Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Sixprong Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- The Sixprong Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixprong Cemetery
- Riverview Heights Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irrigon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Umatilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ordnance ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Power City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Power City is located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
- Hinkle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hermiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stanfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Echo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morrow County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton City
- Echo
- Echo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Echo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Hermiston
- Irrigon
- Kennewick
- Pasco
- Pasco lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pasco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Prosser
- Prosser lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Prosser.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
- Richland
- Stanfield
- Umatilla
- West Richland
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 helpful 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 Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Morrow 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 Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #38712
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1638809 (Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1638809 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: Morrow
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irrigon
- Location given for Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.8970773 Lon: -119.4733555
- 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 Oregon's counties, including Morrow, 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- Desert Lawn Memorial 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. |