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A visit to the Rice 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 Rice Cemetery ...

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

45.5026, -121.0456

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

The Rice Cemetery is located in Wasco County<2>.

The county seat for Wasco County is located in The Dalles. The Dalles lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rice Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rice Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Rice Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Eightmile Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
  • Henderson Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Wish - Ham Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wish - Ham Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wish - Ham Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • GAR Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The GAR Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for GAR Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Obrist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Obrist Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obrist Cemetery
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • Celilo Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Celilo Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawford Family Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Crawford Family Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
    • Kingsley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kingsley Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Cemetery
    • Warner Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Warner Cemetery is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
      • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grass Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177791 <5>
    • Moro Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Moro Cemetery is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Moro.
      • The Moro Cemetery has also been known as:
      • American Legion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38534 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rice Cemetery.

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

  • Rice ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Rice is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyd is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Dufur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Endersby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Endersby is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endersby
  • Nansene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Nansene is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansene
  • Fairbanks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairbanks is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • City of The Dalles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
  • The Dalles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Celilo Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
  • Dallesport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wishram
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chenoweth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chenoweth is located in Wasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Kingsley ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsley is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Friend ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Friend is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend
    • Grass Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Moro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Moro is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <6>
    • Gordon ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gordon is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Biggs Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ortley ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ortley is located in Wasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
    • Maryhill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • De Moss Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
    • Wasco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lyle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Rice 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 Rice 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 Rice 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 Rice Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1130073  (Rice Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1130073 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: 310 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Petersburg
      • Location given for Rice Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.5026217     Lon: -121.0456237
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rice 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.