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A visit to the Irrigon Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Irrigon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Irrigon Cemetery (FG ID #2252861).

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 Irrigon Cemetery ...

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

45.9015, -119.5017

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Irrigon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Irrigon Cemetery is located in Morrow County<3>.

The county seat for Morrow County is located in Heppner. Heppner lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<4> to the south of the Irrigon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Irrigon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Irrigon Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Desert Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sunset Hills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Sunset Hills Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills Cemetery
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Umatilla Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Umatilla Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boardman Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39341 <1>
  • Hermiston Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hermiston Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston Cemetery
  • Baumgardner Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Baumgardner Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baumgardner Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Koontz Gravesite
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Koontz Gravesite is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Gravesite
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Koontz Gravesite is located outside and to the southeast of Echo.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439415 <1>
  • Echo Memorial Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Echo Memorial Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Memorial Cemetery
  • Siphon Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • The Siphon Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siphon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wells Spring Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wells Spring Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Spring Cemetery
    • Sand Hollow Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • The Sand Hollow Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow Cemetery
    • Prosser Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prosser Cemetery is located in Benton County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Cemetery
      • The Prosser Cemetery has also been known as:
      • White Bluffs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #732916 <1>
    • Nolin Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nolin Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolin Cemetery
    • Sixprong Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • The Sixprong Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixprong Cemetery
    • Desert Lawn Memorial Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holdman Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • The Holdman Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdman Cemetery
    • Riverview Heights Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Benton County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the Irrigon Cemetery.

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

  • Irrigon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Paterson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Umatilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth is located in Benton County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Ordnance ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance
  • Power City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Power City is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
  • Boardman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinkle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
  • Hermiston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Stanfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cold Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Echo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Echo is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
  • Alpine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Alpine is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Pine City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pine City is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City

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 Irrigon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morrow County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Irrigon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Morrow 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 Irrigon Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2252861

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1122284  (Irrigon Cemetery (historical))
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1122284 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: Morrow
      • Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Paterson
      • Location given for Irrigon Cemetery (historical):
      • Lat: 45.9015219     Lon: -119.5016898
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Morrow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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- Irrigon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.