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A visit to the Fossil Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) 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 Fossil IOOF Cemetery ...

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

44.9924, -120.2136

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

The Fossil IOOF Cemetery is located in Wheeler County<2>.

The county seat for Wheeler County is located in Fossil. Fossil lies just to the north of the Fossil IOOF Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fossil IOOF Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of the Fossil IOOF Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Mayville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Mayville Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville Cemetery
  • Papersack Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Papersack Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papersack Cemetery
  • Tillotson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Tillotson Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillotson Cemetery
  • Clarno Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Clarno Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno Cemetery
  • Lost Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lost Valley Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley Cemetery
  • Winlock Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Winlock Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • King of Peace Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The King of Peace Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King of Peace Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Lonerock Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Lonerock Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
    • Igo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Igo Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
    • Spray Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Spray Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray Cemetery
    • Daugherty Family Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Antelope Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Haystack Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Haystack Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haystack Cemetery
    • Wilcox Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilcox Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Kent.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39559 <5>
    • Antelope Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Cemetery
    • Toney Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Toney Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Toney Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Mitchell.

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] of the Fossil IOOF Cemetery.

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

  • Fossil
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mayville is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Kinzua ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
  • Clarno
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarno is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
  • Winlock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Winlock is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Condon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lonerock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Waldron ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Waldron is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Richmond ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Horse Heaven ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Horse Heaven is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
  • Spray
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Antelope
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gooseberry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
    • Donnybrook ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
      • Former names for Donnybrook:
      • Axehandle
      • Kilts
    • Eightmile
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
    • Shaniko
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Kent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ajax ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ajax is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
    • Hardman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hardman is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
      • Hardman has also been known as:
      • Dairyville
      • Dogtown
      • Raw Dog
      • Yaller Dog
    • Mitchell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Clem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Clem is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem

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 Fossil IOOF Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wheeler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Antelope
  • Condon
  • Fossil
  • Mitchell
  • Shaniko
  • Spray
    • Spray lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Fossil IOOF Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray

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 Fossil IOOF 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 Fossil IOOF Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1160540  (Fossil IOOF Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1160540 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: Wheeler
    • Est. Elev: 836 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Fossil South
    • Location given for Fossil IOOF Cemetery:
    • Lat: 44.9923532     Lon: -120.2136371
    • 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 Wheeler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fossil IOOF 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.
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