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A visit to the Frankton 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 Frankton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Frankton Cemetery (FG ID #2276895)

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 Frankton Cemetery ...

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

45.7076, -121.5604

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Frankton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Frankton Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Hood River.

The cemetery is located in Hood River County<3>.

The county seat for Hood River County is located in Hood River. Hood River lies just to the east of the Frankton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Frankton Cemetery.

Name Variations for Frankton 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.

Frankton Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Irving Cemetery
  • Backus 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 23 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of the Frankton Cemetery.<5>

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

  • St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mountain View Memorial Cemetery is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
    • The Mountain View Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mountain View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39181 <1>
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38641 <1>
  • Idlewilde Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Idlewilde Cemetery is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde Cemetery
    • The Idlewilde Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Idlewild Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38956 <1>
  • Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pine Grove Butte Cemetery is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Butte Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Pine Grove
    • The Pine Grove Butte Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39270 <1>
  • Jackson Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelley Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Shelley Family Cemetery is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Family Cemetery
    • The Shelley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shelley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39416 <1>
  • Mosier Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Mosier Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
  • Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Hood Community Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • McClure Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The McClure Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
  • Lyle Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lyle Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Upper Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Upper Valley Cemetery is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Valley Cemetery
      • The Upper Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Parkdale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39519 <1>
    • Gilmer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gilmer Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmer Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northeast of B Z Corner (WA).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364389 <1>
    • Stevenson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
      • The Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • McQuinn Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The McQuinn Cemetery is located in Multnomah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuinn Cemetery
    • Cascade Locks Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Iman Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Iman Cemetery is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iman Cemetery
    • Freddie Masterson Grave
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Freddie Masterson Grave is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freddie Masterson Grave
    • GAR Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The GAR Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Dunkard Graveyard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dunkard Graveyard is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Graveyard

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]<4> of the Frankton Cemetery.

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

  • Hood River
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Underwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • White Salmon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Bingen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <6>
  • Odell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lenz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lenz is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
    • Lenz has also been known as:
    • Sherman Spur
  • Mosier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Husum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • B Z Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
  • Mount Hood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Carson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Parkdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ortley ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ortley is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
    • Lyle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rowena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Appleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stevenson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cascade Locks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chenoweth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth

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 Frankton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hood River County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Frankton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Hood River 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 Frankton Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2276895

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1129635  (Frankton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1129635 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Hood River
      • County: Hood River
      • Elev: 110 (in feet)
      • Location given for Frankton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.7076186     Lon: -121.5603515
      • 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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Hood River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 from Point A (ie- Frankton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.