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A visit to the Graveyard Butte 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 Graveyard Butte Cemetery ...

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

45.1540, -121.2970

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

The Graveyard Butte Cemetery is located in Wasco County<2>.

The county seat for Wasco County is located in The Dalles. The Dalles lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the north of the Graveyard Butte Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Graveyard Butte Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Graveyard Butte Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wapinitia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wapinitia Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia Cemetery
  • Wamic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Wamic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamic Cemetery
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Tygh Valley.
    • The Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tygh Valley Cemetery
  • Red Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Red Lake Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Cemetery
  • Friend Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Friend Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend Cemetery
  • Simnasho Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Simnasho Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho Cemetery
  • Kingsley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Cemetery
  • Warner Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Warner Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Criterion Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Criterion Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criterion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Buzan Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Buzan Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzan Cemetery
    • Henderson Pioneer Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pioneer Womans Grave
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hot Springs Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Hot Springs Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Cemetery
    • Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Government Camp.
      • The Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Summit Meadows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39467 <5>
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
    • Obrist Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Obrist Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obrist Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Graveyard Butte Cemetery.

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

  • Wapinitia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
  • Pine Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Wamic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
  • Pinehurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pinehurst is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Tygh Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Maupin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Simnasho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Simnasho is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho
  • Kingsley ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Friend ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Friend is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Nansene
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
  • Dufur
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Endersby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Endersby is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
    • Government Camp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Mecca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
    • Warm Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rice is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice

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 Graveyard Butte Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wasco County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dufur
    • Dufur lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Graveyard Butte Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dufur.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufur
  • Grass Valley
  • Maupin
  • Shaniko
    • Shaniko lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Graveyard Butte Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shaniko.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaniko
  • Tygh Valley

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Graveyard Butte Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Wasco 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 Graveyard Butte Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1153168  (Graveyard Butte Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1153168 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: Wasco
      • Est. Elev: 694 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wamic
      • Location given for Graveyard Butte Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.154006     Lon: -121.2970091
      • 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 Wasco, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graveyard Butte 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>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.
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