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A visit to the Meacham 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 Meacham Cemetery ...

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

45.5040, -118.4247

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

The Meacham Cemetery is located in Umatilla County<2>.

The county seat for Umatilla County is located in Pendleton. Pendleton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Meacham Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Meacham Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Meacham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rugg Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rugg Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugg Cemetery
  • Red Elk Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Red Elk Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Elk Cemetery
  • Homeli Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Homeli Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeli Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Mission Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilgard Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hilgard Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard Cemetery
  • Agency Indian Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Agency Indian Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency Indian Cemetery
  • Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Agency Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Agency Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency Cemetery
  • Starkey Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Starkey Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey Cemetery
  • Pond Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Pond Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cemetery
    • The Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McKay Creek Cemetery
  • Skyview Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Skyview Memorial Park is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview Memorial Park
  • Ackles Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ackles Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackles Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Key Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Key Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
    • Pilot Rock Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Pilot Rock Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Rock Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in La Grande.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38904 <5>
    • Hillcrest East Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Olney Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerville - Imbler Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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<6> the communities of Imbler and Summerville.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Summerville.
    • Hyatt Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
    • Weston Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Weston Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Meacham Cemetery.

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

  • Meacham
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cayuse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibbon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Hilgard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hilgard is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
  • Tutuilla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tutuilla is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutuilla
  • Kirkpatrick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkpatrick is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
  • Mission
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mission is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
  • Orodell ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Orodell is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
  • Bingham Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
  • Havana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Havana is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Starkey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Adams
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Riverside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Pilot Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • La Grande
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pendleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Weston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Island City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Island City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
    • Athena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Conley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Conley is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
    • Imbler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Elgin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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>

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 Meacham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Umatilla County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Meacham Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Umatilla 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 Meacham Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1153253  (Meacham Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1153253 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: Umatilla
      • Est. Elev: 1144 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Meacham
      • Location given for Meacham Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5040187     Lon: -118.4246825
      • 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 Umatilla, 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 from Point A (ie- Meacham 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>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.