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A visit to the Mosier Pioneer 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 Mosier Pioneer Cemetery ...

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

45.6837, -121.3931

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

The Mosier Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County<2>.

The county seat for Wasco County is located in The Dalles. The Dalles lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Mosier Pioneer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mosier Pioneer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Mosier Pioneer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McClure Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The McClure Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
  • Lyle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lyle Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Butte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • St. Mark the Evangelist Church Columbarium
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Idlewilde Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (6 miles [9.7 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelley Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 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>
  • Frankton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • GAR Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The GAR Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • Mt. Hood Community Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Wish - Ham Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Wish - Ham Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wish - Ham Cemetery
    • Hartland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hartland Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Cemetery
    • Gilmer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Gilmer Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilmer Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of B Z Corner (WA).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364389 <5>
    • Obrist Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Obrist Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obrist Cemetery
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mosier Pioneer Cemetery.

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

  • Mosier
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bingen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Ortley ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ortley is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
  • Lyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • White Salmon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Grove is located in Hood River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Rowena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hood River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lenz
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Underwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Odell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chenoweth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Hood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hood is located in Skamania County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
    • Husum
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Appleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dalles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • City of The Dalles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
    • Dallesport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • B Z Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
    • Mount Hood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Hood is located in Hood River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hood

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 Mosier Pioneer 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 Mosier Pioneer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mosier Pioneer 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 Mosier Pioneer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1161845  (Mosier Pioneer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1161845 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: Wasco
      • Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: White Salmon
      • Location given for Mosier Pioneer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.6837307     Lon: -121.3931283
      • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mosier Pioneer 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.