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A visit to the Galloway 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 Galloway Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   45.5920°   (45° 35' 31")

Lon:   -117.9322°   (-117° 55' 55")

The Galloway Cemetery is located in Union County<1>.

The county seat for Union County is located in La Grande. La Grande lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Galloway Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

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

  • Elgin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elgin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elgin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Lower Cove Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ackles Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ackles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ackles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ackles Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bramlet Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bramlet Memorial Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
  • Island City Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Island City Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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    • Hillcrest East Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wallowa Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallowa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallowa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallowa Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Rugg Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rugg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rugg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rugg Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Hilgard Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilgard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilgard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilgard Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Cove Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Hyatt Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Cemetery
      • 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
    • Red Elk Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Elk Cemetery
      • 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
    • Meacham Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meacham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meacham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meacham Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Lostine Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lostine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lostine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lostine Cemetery is located in Wallowa County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Galloway Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galloway 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 Galloway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cove
    • Cove lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Galloway Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cove.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Elgin
    • Elgin lies less than 2 miles<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Galloway Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • La Grande
  • Lostine
  • Summerville
  • Union
  • Wallowa
  • Weston

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Galloway 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 Galloway Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1142562  (Galloway Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1142562 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: Elgin
    • County: Union         Elev: 852
    • Location given for GNIS #1142562 (Galloway Cemetery)

The official website for Union County: www.union-county.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Galloway Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5920, Longitude: -117.9322    
<3>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.
<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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Imbler and Summerville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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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