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. 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 Rufus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rufus Cemetery:
45.6892, -120.7345
The Rufus Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rufus.
The cemetery is located in Sherman County<2>.
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Celilo Indian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Celilo Indian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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)
- The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
- Viewpoint Grave Island Memorial
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rice Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Hartland Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- The Hartland Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Cemetery
- Wish - Ham Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- The Wish - Ham Cemetery is located in Klickitat County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wish - Ham Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Eightmile Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Eightmile Cemetery is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Cemetery
- 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:
- Rufus
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Biggs Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maryhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sinks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goldendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wishram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Celilo Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Celilo Village is located in Wasco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
- De Moss Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Fairbanks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gordon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blockhouse
(14 miles [22.5 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 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.
- Goldendale
- Grass Valley
- Moro
- Wasco
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rufus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Sherman 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 Rufus Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2252887
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rufus 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |