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A visit to the Rufus Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rufus Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rufus Cemetery (FG ID #2252887)

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 Rufus Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   45.6892°   (45° 41' 21")

Lon:   -120.7345°   (-120° 44' 4")

The cemetery is located in Sherman County<2>.

As an estimate, the Rufus Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rufus.

The county seat for Sherman County is located in Moro. Moro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Rufus Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Rufus Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sun Rise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wasco Methodist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Centerville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Centerville Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
  • Celilo Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Celilo Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Celilo Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Celilo Indian Cemetery is located in Wasco County
  • Celilo Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Celilo Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Celilo Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Celilo Indian Cemetery is located in Wasco County
  • Emigrant Springs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • De Moss Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Moro Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rose Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Crawford Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petersburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petersburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Wasco County
  • Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial is located in Wasco County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rice Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Hartland Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hartland Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • Wish - Ham Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wish - Ham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wish - Ham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wish - Ham Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Eightmile Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eightmile Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eightmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Wasco County
    • Cyrus 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 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rufus Cemetery.

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

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 Rufus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sherman County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rufus 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 professional and volunteer 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 Rufus 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 Rufus Cemetery:

The official website for Sherman County: www.sherman-county.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Sherman, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rufus Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6892, Longitude: -120.7345    
<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 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.
<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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