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A visit to the Ford 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 Ford Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ford Cemetery (FG ID #38788).

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 Ford Cemetery ...

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

45.9868, -118.4106

The Ford Cemetery is located in Umatilla County<2>.

The county seat for Umatilla County is located in Pendleton. Pendleton lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Ford Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ford Cemetery.

Name Variations for Ford Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Ford Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Ballou Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Ford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Valley Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Valley Chapel Cemetery is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Chapel Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Old City Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
  • Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowlus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bowlus Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlus Cemetery
  • Weston Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Weston Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
  • Athena Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Athena Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena Cemetery
  • Key Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Key Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
  • Hyatt Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
  • Helix Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Helix Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Greasewood Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Finland Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Finland Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland Cemetery
    • German Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The German Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
    • Homeli Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Homeli Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeli Cemetery
    • Red Elk Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Red Elk Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elk Cemetery
    • Ivy Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Ivy Cemetery is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Bundy Hollow Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bundy Hollow Cemetery is located in Columbia County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Hollow Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.

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

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 Ford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Umatilla County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Umatilla 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 Ford Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38788

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1120875  (Ford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1120875 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: Umatilla
      • Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Milton-Freewater
      • Location given for Ford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9868018     Lon: -118.4102458
      • 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 Umatilla, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ford 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.