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A visit to the Lost Valley 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 Lost Valley Cemetery ...

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

45.0776, -119.9706

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

The Lost Valley Cemetery is located in Gilliam County<2>.

The county seat for Gilliam County is located in Condon. Condon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Lost Valley Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lost Valley Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Lost Valley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lonerock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Lonerock Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock Cemetery
  • Papersack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Papersack Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papersack Cemetery
  • Mayville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mayville Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville Cemetery
  • Winlock Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Winlock Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Fossil IOOF Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fossil IOOF Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossil IOOF Cemetery
  • Hardman IOOF Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hardman IOOF Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman IOOF Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • King of Peace Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The King of Peace Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King of Peace Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Hardman Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hardman Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gooseberry Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Gooseberry Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Haystack Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Haystack Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haystack Cemetery
    • Junkins Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Junkins Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junkins Cemetery
    • Valby Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Valby Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valby Cemetery
    • Spray Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Spray Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray Cemetery
    • Flett Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Flett Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flett Cemetery
    • Igo Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Igo Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
    • Rhea Creek Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rhea Creek Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lost Valley Cemetery.

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

  • Lonerock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Kinzua ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
  • Mayville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mayville is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Winlock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Winlock is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Fossil
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eightmile
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
  • Hardman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Gooseberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Condon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Richmond is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Waldron ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Waldron is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Clem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Clem is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
    • Clarno
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarno is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
    • Kimberly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Heppner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone

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 Lost Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilliam County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Condon
  • Fossil
    • Fossil lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lost Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fossil.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossil
  • Heppner
  • Lexington
  • Spray
    • Spray lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lost Valley Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray

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 Lost Valley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Gilliam 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 Lost Valley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1153265  (Lost Valley Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1153265 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: Gilliam
      • Est. Elev: 1087 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lonerock
      • Location given for Lost Valley Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.0776342     Lon: -119.9705768
      • 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 Gilliam, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lost Valley 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.