A visit to the Haystack 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 Haystack Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Haystack Cemetery:
44.8799, -119.7364
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Haystack Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Haystack Cemetery is located in Wheeler County<2>.
The county seat for Wheeler County is located in Fossil. Fossil lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Haystack Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Haystack Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Haystack Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spray Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray Cemetery
- Winlock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Winlock Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock Cemetery
- Cupper Canyon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lonerock Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lonerock Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock Cemetery
- Monument Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Monument Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Cemetery
- Lost Valley Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lost Valley Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Hardman IOOF Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- The Hardman IOOF Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman IOOF Cemetery
- Foppiano Family Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Papersack Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- The Papersack Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papersack Cemetery
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- Toney Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- The Toney Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Toney Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Mitchell.
- Masonic Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Fossil IOOF Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The Fossil IOOF Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossil IOOF Cemetery
- Rhea Creek Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- The Rhea Creek Cemetery is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Creek Cemetery
- Caleb Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- The Caleb Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caleb Cemetery
- Mayville Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayville Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville Cemetery
- Camp Watson Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The Camp Watson Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Watson Cemetery
- Mary Waterman Grave
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The Mary Waterman Grave is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Waterman Grave
- Spanish Gulch Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dayville Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- The Dayville Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville Cemetery
- Ritter Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- The Ritter Cemetery is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Haystack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Haystack Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winlock is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
- Kimberly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Monument
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lonerock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Waldron ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Kinzua ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
- Hardman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hardman is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
- Hardman has also been known as:
- Dairyville
- Dogtown
- Raw Dog
- Yaller Dog
- Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
- Fossil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Mayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayville is located in Gilliam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Eightmile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eightmile is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
- Mitchell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gooseberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
- Ritter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
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 Haystack Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wheeler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Haystack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Haystack Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Wheeler 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 Haystack Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1143413 (Haystack Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1143413 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: Wheeler
- Est. Elev: 850 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitetail Butte
- Location given for Haystack Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8798634 Lon: -119.7363937
- 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 Wheeler, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Haystack 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. |