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A visit to the McClure 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 McClure Cemetery ...

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

45.6893, -121.3267

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

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

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

Open a Google Map centered on the McClure Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the McClure Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lyle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lyle Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
  • Mosier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Mosier Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosier Cemetery
  • Mosier Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Grove Butte Cemetery is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Butte Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Pine Grove
    • The Pine Grove Butte Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39270 <5>
  • GAR Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The GAR Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Idlewilde Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Idlewilde Cemetery is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde Cemetery
    • The Idlewilde Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Idlewild Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38956 <5>
  • Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Mountain View Memorial Cemetery is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
    • The Mountain View Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mountain View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39181 <5>
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38641 <5>
  • Jackson Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Wish - Ham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wish - Ham Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wish - Ham Cemetery
    • Hartland Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hartland Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Cemetery
    • Shelley Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shelley Family Cemetery is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley Family Cemetery
      • The Shelley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shelley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39416 <5>
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Frankton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Frankton Cemetery is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Frankton Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Hood River.
      • The Frankton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Backus Cemetery
      • Irving Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276895 <5>
    • Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crawford Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Crawford Family Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McClure Cemetery.

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

  • Ortley ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ortley is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
  • Lyle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rowena
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mosier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Chenoweth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
  • Bingen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bingen is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingen <6>
  • Dallesport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Appleton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • White Salmon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • The Dalles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • City of The Dalles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hood River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lenz
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lenz is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenz
      • Lenz has also been known as:
      • Sherman Spur
    • Husum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Underwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Odell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Klickitat
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wahkiacus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
    • B Z Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner

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 McClure 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 McClure Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 McClure 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 McClure Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1156895  (McClure Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1156895 has been 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:
      • Class: cemetery
      • Map Name: Lyle
      • County: Wasco
      • Elev: 174 (in feet)
      • Location given for McClure Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6892868     Lon: -121.3267392
      • 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- McClure 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.