A visit to the Eightmile 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 Eightmile Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eightmile Cemetery:
45.6005, -120.0947
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eightmile Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Gilliam County<2>.
The county seat for Gilliam County is located in Condon. Condon lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south of the Eightmile Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eightmile Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Eightmile Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eightmile Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tommy Dean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tommy Dean Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tommy Dean Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tommy Dean Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Arlington.
- Olex Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Olex Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex Cemetery
- Arlington Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cyrus Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Clem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Clem Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem Cemetery
- Flett Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Flett Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flett Cemetery
- Highview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Highview Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview Cemetery
- Potters Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Potters Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Cemetery
- Huit - Juniper Canyon Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Petteys Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Petteys Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteys Cemetery
- Wells Spring Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- The Wells Spring Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Spring Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Sixprong Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- The Sixprong Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixprong Cemetery
- Emigrant Springs Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The Emigrant Springs Cemetery is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Emigrant Springs Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Wasco.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271396 <5>
- Gooseberry Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gooseberry Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Igo Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- The Igo Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
- Valby Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Valby Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valby Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- The Masonic Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- King of Peace Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- The King of Peace Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King of Peace Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Junkins Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Junkins Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Eightmile Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eightmile Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Olex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olex is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roosevelt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clem is also located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Ione
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dot is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Emigrant Springs was located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
- Ajax ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ajax was located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Gooseberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Condon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boardman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sinks ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sinks was located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Klondike
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Monkland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monkland is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
- Eightmile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eightmile is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- De Moss Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
- Bickleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wasco
(29 miles [46.7 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 Eightmile Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilliam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eightmile Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bickleton
- Condon
- Ione
- Ione lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Eightmile Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ione.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Lexington
- 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 Eightmile Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Gilliam 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 Eightmile Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1130379 (Eightmile Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1130379 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: Gilliam
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hickland Butte
- Location given for Eightmile Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6012416 Lon: -120.0942043
- 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 Gilliam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eightmile 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. |