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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. 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 Ford Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   45.9868°   (45° 59' 12")

Lon:   -118.4106°   (-118° 24' 38")

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

The county seat for Umatilla County is located in Pendleton. Pendleton lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the southwest of 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Umatilla County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 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.

    • Calhounville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
      • Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Calhounville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
      • Calhounville is located in Umatilla County
    • Mojonnier
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
      • Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Milton - Freewater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
      • Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <5>
    • College Place
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Garrett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Umapine
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
      • Umapine is located in Umatilla County
    • Walla Walla
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County
    • Lowden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <5>
    • Kibler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
      • Kibler is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Athena
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
        • Athena is located in Umatilla County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <5>
      • Rulo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
        • Rulo is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
      • Touchet
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Helix
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
        • Helix is located in Umatilla County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <5>
      • Adams
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

    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.

    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.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley Chapel Cemetery is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old City Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
    • Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Walla Walla Military Cemetery
    • Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mtn. Memorial Garden
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowlus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowlus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowlus Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowlus Cemetery
    • Weston Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weston Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston Cemetery
    • Athena Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Athena Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athena Cemetery
    • Key Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Key Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key Cemetery
    • Hyatt Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Cemetery
    • Helix Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Helix Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helix Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Greasewood Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Greasewood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Greasewood Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • The Greasewood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Gallaher Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greasewood Cemetery
      • Finland Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Finland Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finland Cemetery
      • German Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The German Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
      • Homeli Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homeli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Homeli Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homeli Cemetery
      • Red Elk Cemetery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Elk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Red Elk Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Elk Cemetery
      • Ivy Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ivy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ivy Cemetery is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Cemetery
      • IOOF Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Bundy Hollow Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bundy Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bundy Hollow Cemetery is located in Columbia County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bundy Hollow Cemetery

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

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1120875  (Ford Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1120875 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: Milton-Freewater
      • County: Umatilla         Elev: 252
      • Location given for GNIS #1120875 (Ford Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38788

    The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

    The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

    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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Ford Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9868, Longitude: -118.4106    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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.




 

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