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A visit to the Dry Creek 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 Dry Creek Cemetery ...

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

44.7971, -121.2489

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

The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madras. Madras lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Dry Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Dry Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bruno Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bruno Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno Cemetery
  • Tenino Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tenino Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenino Cemetery
  • Hot Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hot Springs Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Cemetery
  • Milo Gard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Milo Gard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Gard Cemetery
  • Seekseequa Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Seekseequa Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekseequa Cemetery
  • Seekseequa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Seekseequa Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekseequa Cemetery
  • Simnasho Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Simnasho Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho Cemetery
  • Round Butte Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Round Butte Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Butte Cemetery
  • Mt. Jefferson IOOF Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Lake Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Red Lake Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Cemetery
  • German Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The German Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hale Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
    • Hay Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hay Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek Cemetery
    • Wapinitia Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Wapinitia Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia Cemetery
    • Geneva Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Geneva Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Cemetery
    • Criterion Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Criterion Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criterion Cemetery
    • Graveyard Butte Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gray Butte Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Gray Butte Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Butte Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • Maupin Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Maupin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Cemetery
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dry Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Warm Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mecca
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Madras
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Madras is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <5>
  • Simnasho
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Simnasho is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho
  • Metolius
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Grandview ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Grandview is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Culver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Culver is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,686 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver <5>
  • Wapinitia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
  • Pine Grove
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Geneva ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Geneva is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Opal City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Opal City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
  • Ashwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Crooked River Ranch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Antelope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Maupin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Shaniko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wamic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Donnybrook ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
      • Former names for Donnybrook:
      • Axehandle
      • Kilts

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 Dry Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Antelope
  • Maupin
    • Maupin lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Dry Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maupin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin
  • Metolius
  • Shaniko

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 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 Dry Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Dry Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1120146  (Dry Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1120146 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: Jefferson
      • Est. Elev: 507 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Eagle Butte
      • Location given for Dry Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7970629     Lon: -121.248941
      • 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 Jefferson, 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- Dry Creek 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.