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A visit to the Owyhee 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 Owyhee Cemetery ...

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

43.7956, -117.0861

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

The Owyhee Cemetery is located in Malheur County<2>.

The county seat for Malheur County is located in Vale. Vale lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Owyhee Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Owyhee Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Owyhee Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Roswell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parma Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Nyssa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Nyssa Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa Cemetery
  • Lower Boise Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wilder Cemetery is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilder Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilder (ID).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80679 <5>
  • Fargo Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fargo Cemetery is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenleaf Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Greenleaf (ID).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1405947 <5>
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Parkview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Parkview Cemetery is located in Payette County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview Cemetery
    • Washoe Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Washoe Cemetery is located in Payette County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe Cemetery
    • Marsing - Homedale Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Falk Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Falk Cemetery is located in Payette County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falk Cemetery
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Payette County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
    • Canyon Hill Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Canyon Hill Cemetery is located in Canyon County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canyon Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Caldwell (ID).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80424 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Payette County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Payette (ID).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80623 <5>
    • Bramwell Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Owyhee Cemetery.

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

  • Owyhee
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Owyhee is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
  • Adrian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Apple Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Valley is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Roswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roswell is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Parma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Parma is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <6>
  • Nyssa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nyssa is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <6>
  • Wilder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilder is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilder <6>
  • Homedale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenleaf
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Notus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Notus is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notus <6>
  • Vale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vale is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vale <6>
  • Sand Hollow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Buckingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Buckingham is located in Payette County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Ontario
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • New Plymouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Weitz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Weitz is located in Canyon County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitz
    • Huston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Washoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Washoe is located in Payette County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe
    • Caldwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Caldwell is located in Canyon County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,674 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <6>
    • Payette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Payette is located in Payette County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payette <6>

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 Owyhee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Malheur County.

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

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Malheur 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 Owyhee Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1125093  (Owyhee Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1125093 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: Malheur
      • Est. Elev: 685 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Owyhee
      • Location given for Owyhee Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.795716     Lon: -117.0857172
      • 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 Malheur, 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- Owyhee 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.