A visit to the Gotcher 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 Gotcher Cemetery ...
The Gotcher Cemetery is located in Josephine County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Foots Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Foots Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Cemetery
- Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Granite Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Granite Hill Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Hawthorne Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hays Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Hays - Gall Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hays - Gall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays - Gall Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Logtown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Logtown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Logtown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ruch.
- The Logtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Log Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39053 <2>
- Missouri Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rock Point Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Point Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Steamboat Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sterling Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- Sterlingville Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- The Sterlingville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sterlingville Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Medford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39459 <2>
- Tokay Heights Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Tokay Heights Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokay Heights Cemetery
- Wilderville Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilderville Cemetery is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville Cemetery
- Woodville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gotcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Althouse ‑ Historic
- Althouse is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Althouse
- Applegate
- Buncom
- Buncom is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncom
- Cave Junction
- Central Point
- Copper ‑ Historic
- Copper is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper
- Fruitdale
- Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Gold Hill
- Grants Pass
- Jacksonville
- Kerby
- Merlin
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Murphy
- New Hope
- New Hope is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Provolt
- Provolt is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provolt
- Redwood
- Redwood is located in Josephine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Rock Point ‑ Historic
- Rock Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
- Rogue River
- Ruch
- Selma
- Sterlingville ‑ Historic
- Sterlingville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Wilderville
- Williams
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 Gotcher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Josephine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gotcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central Point
- Gold Hill
- Grants Pass
- Jacksonville
- Medford
- Rogue River
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 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 Gotcher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Josephine 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 Gotcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1142880 (Gotcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1142880 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: Josephine
- Est. Elev: 436 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williams
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Josephine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gotcher Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |