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A visit to the Indian Creek 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 Indian Creek Cemetery ...

The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Union County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Ackles Cemetery
    • The Ackles Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackles Cemetery
  • Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Cove Cemetery
    • The Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
  • Elgin Cemetery
    • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
  • Galloway Cemetery
    • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Hilgard Cemetery
    • The Hilgard Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Grande.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38904 <2>
  • Hillcrest East Cemetery
  • Island City Cemetery
    • The Island City Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lostine Cemetery
      • The Lostine Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostine Cemetery
    • Lower Cove Cemetery
      • The Lower Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cove Cemetery
      • The Lower Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wright Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Rugg Cemetery
      • The Rugg Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugg Cemetery
    • Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
      • The Summerville - Imbler Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summerville - Imbler Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Imbler and Summerville.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<4> to the southeast of Summerville.
    • Union Victorian Cemetery
      • The Union Victorian Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Victorian Cemetery
      • The Union Victorian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39512 <2>
    • Wallowa Cemetery
      • The Wallowa Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa 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]<4> of the Indian Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

  • Bingham Springs
    • Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
  • Conley
    • Conley is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
  • Cove
  • Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
    • Former names for Elgin:
    • Fish Trap
    • Indian Valley
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
  • Evans
    • Evans is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Hilgard
    • Hilgard is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
  • Hot Lake
    • Hot Lake is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
  • Imbler
  • Island City
    • Island City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • La Grande
  • Lostine
  • Maxville ‑ Historic
    • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Orodell ‑ Historic
      • Orodell is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
    • Summerville
    • Tollgate
      • Tollgate is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
    • Union
    • Wallowa

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 Indian Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Indian Creek 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 Indian Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Union 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 Indian Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1144050  (Indian Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1144050 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: Union
      • Est. Elev: 875 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elgin

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Union, 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Imbler and Summerville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <4>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- Indian Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.