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A visit to the Fort Rock Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Ft. Rock Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Rock Cemetery

Lat:   43.3712°   (43° 22' 16")

Lon:   -121.0636°   (-121° 3' 48")

The Ft. Rock Cemetery is located in Lake County<2>.

The county seat for Lake County is located in Lakeview. Lakeview lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Ft. Rock Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 4 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Ft. Rock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
    • The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • LaPine Community Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaPine Community Cemetery
    • The LaPine Community Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the LaPine Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of La Pine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38960 <5>
  • Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
  • Breese Cemetery
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breese Cemetery
    • The Breese Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
    • The Breese Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paulina Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38601 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 3 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ft. Rock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Rock 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 Ft. Rock Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lake County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Rock 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 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 Ft. Rock Cemetery:

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 Ft. Rock Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1157198  (Fort Rock Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1157198 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: Fort Rock
    • County: Lake         Elev: 1322
    • Location given for GNIS #1157198 (Fort Rock Cemetery)

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 Lake, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ft. Rock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3712, Longitude: -121.0636       In this case, the coordinates for the Ft. Rock Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
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