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A visit to the Pilot Rock Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pilot Rock Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilot Rock Cemetery

Lat:   45.4674°   (45° 28' 2")

Lon:   -118.8397°   (-118° 50' 22")

The Pilot Rock Cemetery is located in Umatilla County<2>.

The county seat for Umatilla County is located in Pendleton. Pendleton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Pilot Rock Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Pilot Rock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Warner Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Family Cemetery
    • The Warner Family Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Warner Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Pilot Rock.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39539 <5>
  • Pond Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Cemetery
    • The Pond Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • The Pond Cemetery has also been known as:
    • McKay Creek Cemetery
  • Skyview Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skyview Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skyview Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skyview Memorial Park is located in Umatilla County
  • Vinson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vinson Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Darr Grave
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darr Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darr Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Darr Grave is located in Umatilla County
  • Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tutuilla Presbyterian Indian Mission Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Olney Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Andrews Mission Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Andrews Mission Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Agency Indian Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agency Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agency Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Agency Indian Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Old Agency Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Agency Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Agency Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Agency Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Patterson Grave
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patterson Grave is located in Umatilla County
  • Albee Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albee Cemetery
    • The Albee Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Nolin Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nolin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nolin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nolin Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Gurdane Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gurdane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gurdane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gurdane Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Despain Gulch Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Despain Gulch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Despain Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Despain Gulch Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Meacham Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meacham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meacham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Meacham Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Sturdivant Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sturdivant Cemetery
      • The Sturdivant Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • The Sturdivant Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gilliland Cemetery
      • Studevant Cemetery
    • Homeli Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homeli Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homeli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Homeli Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Ukiah Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukiah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ukiah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ukiah Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Finland Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finland Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • German Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The German Cemetery is located in Umatilla County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pilot Rock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilot Rock Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pilot Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Tutuilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tutuilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutuilla
    • Tutuilla is located in Umatilla County
  • Pendleton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <6>
  • Mission
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mission. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
    • Mission is located in Umatilla County
  • Riverside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Umatilla County
  • Kirkpatrick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
    • Kirkpatrick is located in Umatilla County
  • Cayuse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Havana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Havana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Umatilla County
  • Meacham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Ukiah
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ukiah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
    • Ukiah is located in Umatilla County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <6>
  • Lehman Springs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehman Springs
    • Lehman Springs is located in Umatilla County
    • Lehman Springs has also been known as:
    • Lehman Hot Springs
    • Lehman
  • Adams
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Echo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <6>
    • Starkey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Helix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
      • Helix is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <6>
    • Gibbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
    • Stanfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
      • Stanfield is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <6>
    • Pine City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
      • Pine City is located in Morrow County
    • Athena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
      • Athena is located in Umatilla County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <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 Pilot Rock Cemetery. The following communities are located in Umatilla County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Athena
    • Athena lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pilot Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
  • Echo
    • Echo lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Pilot Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Echo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Helix
    • Helix lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Pilot Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Helix.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
  • Pendleton
  • Pilot Rock
  • Stanfield
  • Ukiah
    • Ukiah lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pilot Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ukiah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah

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 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 Pilot Rock Cemetery:

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 Pilot Rock Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1125382  (Pilot Rock Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1125382 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pilot Rock
    • County: Umatilla         Elev: 554
    • Location given for GNIS #1125382 (Pilot Rock Cemetery)

The official website for Umatilla County: www.co.umatilla.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pilot Rock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4674, Longitude: -118.8397       In this case, the coordinates for the Pilot Rock Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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