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A visit to the Lostine 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 Lostine Cemetery ...

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

45.5046, -117.4346

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

The Lostine Cemetery is located in Wallowa County<2>.

The county seat for Wallowa County is located in Enterprise. Enterprise lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Lostine Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lostine Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Lostine Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wallowa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wallowa Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa Cemetery
  • Bramlet Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
  • Alder Slope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Alder Slope Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Slope Cemetery
  • Joseph Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Joseph Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cemetery
  • Old Chief Joseph Gravesite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Prairie Creek Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prairie Creek Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Indian Creek Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
  • Lower Cove Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Elgin Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Elgin Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin Cemetery
    • Cove Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cove Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
    • Galloway Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Galloway Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
    • Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • 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<5> the communities of Imbler and Summerville.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Summerville.
    • Eden Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Eden Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
    • Nicoson Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • The Nicoson Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicoson Cemetery
    • Union Victorian Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <6>
    • Imnaha Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • The Imnaha Cemetery is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imnaha 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 Lostine Cemetery.

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

  • Evans
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Evans is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Lostine
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Wallowa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Enterprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Joseph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Maxville is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
  • Cove
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Promise ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Promise is located in Wallowa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
  • Elgin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • 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 <7>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Imbler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Flora ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Flora is located in Wallowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Summerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Conley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Conley is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
    • Union
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Imnaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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 Lostine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wallowa County.

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

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Wallowa 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 Lostine Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1145569  (Lostine Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1145569 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: Wallowa
      • Est. Elev: 1004 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Evans
      • Location given for Lostine Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5045913     Lon: -117.4346251
      • 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 Wallowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- Lostine 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>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.