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A visit to the Rhea Creek 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 Rhea Creek Cemetery ...

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

45.2218, -119.5422

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

The Rhea Creek Cemetery is located in Morrow County<2>.

The county seat for Morrow County is located in Heppner. Heppner lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Rhea Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rhea Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Rhea Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hardman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hardman Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
  • Heppner Masonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Heppner Masonic Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner Masonic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Heppner Masonic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Heppner.
    • The Heppner Masonic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Masonic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39092 <5>
  • Hardman IOOF Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Hardman IOOF Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman IOOF Cemetery
  • Junkins Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Junkins Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junkins Cemetery
  • Lexington Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lexington Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
  • Valby Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Valby Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valby Cemetery
  • Gooseberry Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Gooseberry Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry Cemetery
  • Lonerock Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lonerock Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock Cemetery
  • Pleasant Point Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Patterson Grave
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • The Patterson Grave is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Grave
  • Gurdane Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • The Gurdane Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurdane Cemetery
  • Petteys Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Petteys Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Highview Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Highview Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview Cemetery
    • Lost Valley Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lost Valley Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley Cemetery
    • Sand Hollow Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Sand Hollow Cemetery is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow Cemetery
    • Haystack Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • The Haystack Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haystack Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Papersack Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Papersack Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papersack Cemetery
    • Cupper Canyon Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Winlock Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Winlock Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock Cemetery
    • Darr Grave
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Darr Grave is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darr Grave
    • Vinson Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vinson Cemetery is located in Umatilla County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Rhea Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Hardman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardman is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
    • Hardman has also been known as:
    • Dairyville
    • Dogtown
    • Raw Dog
    • Yaller Dog
  • Heppner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
  • Eightmile
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
  • Lexington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gooseberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gooseberry is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseberry
  • Lonerock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Ione
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pine City is located in Morrow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Winlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Winlock is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
    • Alpine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Alpine is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Monument
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
    • Spray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ritter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Rhea Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morrow County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Heppner
  • Ione
    • Ione lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Rhea Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ione.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
  • Lexington
  • Spray
    • Spray lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rhea Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Spray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray

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 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 Rhea Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Morrow 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 Rhea Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1125964  (Rhea Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1125964 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: Morrow
      • Est. Elev: 830 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Balm Canyon
      • Location given for Rhea Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.2217971     Lon: -119.5422409
      • 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 Morrow, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rhea Creek 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.
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