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A visit to the Lexington 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 Lexington Cemetery ...

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

45.4329, -119.6872

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

The Lexington Cemetery is located in Morrow County<2>.

The county seat for Morrow County is located in Heppner. Heppner lies just to the southeast of the Lexington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lexington Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of the Lexington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Petteys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Petteys Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteys Cemetery
  • Highview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Highview Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview Cemetery
  • Heppner Masonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Heppner Masonic Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heppner Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Heppner.
    • The Heppner Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39092 <5>
  • Junkins Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Junkins Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junkins Cemetery
  • Valby Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Valby Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valby Cemetery
  • Sand Hollow Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sand Hollow Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow Cemetery
  • Wells Spring Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Wells Spring Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Spring Cemetery
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
  • Gooseberry Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gooseberry Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry Cemetery
  • Hardman IOOF Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hardman IOOF Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman IOOF Cemetery
  • Rhea Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rhea Creek Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Creek Cemetery
  • Pleasant Point Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Tommy Dean Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tommy Dean Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tommy Dean Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tommy Dean Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Arlington.
    • Hardman Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Hardman Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
    • Flett Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Flett Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flett Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Eightmile Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Cemetery
    • Olex Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Olex Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex Cemetery
    • Clem Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • The Clem Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
    • King of Peace Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The King of Peace Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King of Peace Cemetery
    • Lonerock Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Lonerock Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Lexington Cemetery.

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

  • Lexington
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Heppner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ione
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gooseberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Eightmile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
  • Alpine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpine is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Pine City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine City is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Hardman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Olex
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Olex is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olex
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Clem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Clem is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
    • Lonerock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Boardman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Condon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
    • Ordnance ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ordnance is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordnance

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 Lexington 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 Lexington Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Condon
    • Condon lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lexington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Condon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon
  • Heppner
  • Ione
    • Ione lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Lexington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ione.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Lexington

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 either 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 Lexington 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 Lexington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1123062  (Lexington Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1123062 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: 507 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lexington
      • Location given for Lexington Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.4329096     Lon: -119.6872471
      • 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 Morrow, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lexington 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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