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A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German 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 German Cemetery

Lat:   45.7915°   (45° 47' 29")

Lon:   -118.7141°   (-118° 42' 50")

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

The county seat for Umatilla County is located in Pendleton. Pendleton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the German Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the German Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Finland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Finland Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Greasewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greasewood Cemetery
    • 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.<5>
    • The Greasewood Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • The Greasewood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gallaher Cemetery
  • Helix Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helix Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Helix Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Old Agency Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Agency Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Agency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Agency Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Despain Gulch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Despain Gulch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Despain Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Despain Gulch Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Agency Indian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agency Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agency Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Agency Indian Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Olney Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Athena Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Athena Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • St. Andrews Mission Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Andrews Mission Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Homeli Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homeli Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homeli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Homeli Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Holdman Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holdman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holdman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holdman Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Key Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Key Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Weston Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weston Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Skyview Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skyview Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skyview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Skyview Memorial Park is located in Umatilla County
    • Pond Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cemetery
      • The Pond Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • The Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McKay Creek Cemetery
    • Red Elk Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Elk Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Old City Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old City Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Ford Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • The Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ballou Cemetery
      • Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38788 <6>
    • Nolin Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nolin Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Hyatt Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Valley Chapel Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Valley Chapel Cemetery is located in Walla Walla County (WA)

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]<3> of the German Cemetery.

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

  • Helix
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
  • Havana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Havana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Umatilla County
  • Adams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Riverside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Umatilla County
  • Mission
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mission. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Umatilla County
  • Kirkpatrick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
    • Kirkpatrick is located in Umatilla County
  • Pendleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <7>
  • Cayuse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Athena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
  • Tutuilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tutuilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutuilla
    • Tutuilla is located in Umatilla County
  • Weston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
  • Blue Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Umapine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
      • Umapine is located in Umatilla County
    • Touchet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Gibbon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
    • Milton - Freewater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <7>
    • Calhounville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calhounville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
      • Calhounville is located in Umatilla County
    • Calhounville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calhounville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
      • Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
    • Lowden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Wallula Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
      • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County (WA)

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 German 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 German 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 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 German 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 German Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1121111  (German Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1121111 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: Helix
    • County: Umatilla         Elev: 538
    • Location given for GNIS #1121111 (German Cemetery)

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 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 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 German Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7915, Longitude: -118.7141       In this case, the coordinates for the German 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>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.
<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.




 

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