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A visit to the Granite Hill 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 Granite Hill Cemetery ...

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

42.4457, -123.3651

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

The Granite Hill Cemetery is located in Josephine County<2>.

The county seat for Josephine County is located in Grants Pass. Grants Pass lies just to the east southeast of the Granite Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Granite Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Granite Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Tokay Heights Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Tokay Heights Cemetery is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokay Heights Cemetery
  • Sloan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ferrydale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Ferrydale Cemetery is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrydale Cemetery
  • Wilderville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wilderville Cemetery is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderville Cemetery
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Woodville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Cemetery
  • Missouri Flat Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Missouri Flat Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Flat Cemetery
  • Foots Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Foots Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Cemetery
  • Placer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Placer Cemetery is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer Cemetery
  • Gotcher Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Gotcher Cemetery is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotcher Cemetery
  • Sparlin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Sparlin Cemetery is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparlin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hays Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hays Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
    • Hays - Gall Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hays - Gall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays - Gall Cemetery
    • Gold Hill IOOF Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rock Point Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Rock Point Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point Cemetery
    • Lower Wolf Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Deer Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
    • Hartley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hartley Cemetery is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
    • Wolf Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
    • Selma Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Selma Cemetery is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Granite Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Redwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Redwood is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
  • Grants Pass
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fruitdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • New Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • New Hope is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Merlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilderville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Murphy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Three Pines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Three Pines is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Pines
  • Hugo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hugo is located in Josephine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Rogue River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Provolt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Provolt is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provolt
  • Wimer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wimer is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Leland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Leland is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Rock Point ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rock Point is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Point
    • Sunny Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Placer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Placer is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
    • Greenback ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenback is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
    • Galice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Galice is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galice
    • Gold Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Williams
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Applegate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Golden ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Golden is located in Josephine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Selma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wolf Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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 Granite Hill 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 Granite Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Granite Hill 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 Granite Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1155207  (Granite Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1155207 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: 290 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Grants Pass
      • Location given for Granite Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4456729     Lon: -123.3650604
      • 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 Josephine, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Granite Hill 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.