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A visit to the Kelly 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 Kelly Cemetery ...

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

45.1512, -121.2095

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

The Kelly Cemetery is located in Wasco County<2>.

The county seat for Wasco County is located in The Dalles. The Dalles lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the north of the Kelly Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Kelly Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Kelly Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wapinitia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wapinitia Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia Cemetery
  • Graveyard Butte Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wamic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wamic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamic Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Tygh Valley Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Red Lake Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Cemetery
  • Criterion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Criterion Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criterion Cemetery
  • Friend Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Friend Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend Cemetery
  • Buzan Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Buzan Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buzan Cemetery
  • Warner Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Warner Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic 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
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Simnasho Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Simnasho Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho Cemetery
    • Henderson Pioneer Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hot Springs Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Hot Springs Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs Cemetery
    • Bakeoven Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Bakeoven Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven Cemetery
    • Michigan Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF 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
    • 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
    • Kent IOOF Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Kent IOOF Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent IOOF Cemetery
      • The Kent IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kent Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39006 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Kelly Cemetery.

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

  • Wapinitia
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wapinitia is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapinitia
  • Maupin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wamic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tygh Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pine Hollow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
  • Pinehurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinehurst is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pine Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Friend ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Friend is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
  • Kingsley ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Simnasho
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Simnasho is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simnasho
  • Nansene
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
  • Dufur
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Endersby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Endersby is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
    • Shaniko
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Boyd ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Boyd is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Kent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Grass Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Rice ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rice is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Warm Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Mecca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mecca is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
    • Rosebush ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rosebush is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush

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 Kelly 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 Kelly 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 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 Kelly 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 Kelly Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1129587  (Kelly Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1129587 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: 569 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tygh Valley
      • Location given for Kelly Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.1512291     Lon: -121.209507
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kelly 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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