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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sparta Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sparta Cemetery (FG ID #39446)

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 Sparta Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.8716°   (44° 52' 17")

Lon:   -117.3269°   (-117° 19' 36")

The Sparta Cemetery is located in Baker County<2>.

The county seat for Baker County is located in Baker City. Baker City lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Sparta Cemetery .

Establishment of the Sparta Cemetery ...

The Sparta Cemetery was established in 1870.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sparta Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Baker County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sparta Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Sparta Cemetery.

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

    • Sparta ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Baker County
    • New Bridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
      • New Bridge is located in Baker County
    • Jimtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
      • Jimtown is located in Baker County
    • Richland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Baker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
    • Halfway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cornucopia ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
      • Cornucopia is located in Baker County
    • Keating
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
      • Keating is located in Baker County
    • Robinette ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinette have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinette
      • Robinette is located in Baker County
    • Durkee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Oxbow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Baker City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
      • Baker City is located in Baker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
      • Baker City has also been known as:
      • Baker
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <5>
    • Weatherby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
      • Weatherby is located in Baker County
    • Homestead ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Homestead is located in Baker County
    • Rye Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
      • Rye Valley is located in Baker County

    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 Sparta Cemetery. The following communities are located in Baker County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Sparta Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Goose Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • The Goose Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Keating Cemetery
      • Lower Powder Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goose Creek Cemetery
    • Love Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Haven Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Haven Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • The Pine Haven Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pine Creek Cemetery
      • Pine Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Haven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39273 <1>
    • Eagle Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunham Wright Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dunham Wright Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Dunham Wright Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunham Wright Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2557785 <1>
    • Big Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Big Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • The Big Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Beagle Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191042 <1>
    • Durkee Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery In The Park is located in Union County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Union.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery In The Park
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Baker City.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alder Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252750 <1>
    • Baker City Chinese Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Baker City Chinese Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker City Chinese Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Baker City.
      • The Baker City Chinese Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chinese Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker City Chinese Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156345 <1>
    • Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • The Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Homestead Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copperfield - Homestead Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38680 <1>
    • St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252753 <1>
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hibbard Creek Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • The Hibbard Creek Cemetery is located in Baker County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hibbard Creek Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Weatherby.
        • The Hibbard Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hibbard Creek Pioneer Cemetery
        • Home Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hibbard Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171605 <1>
      • Rye Valley Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • The Rye Valley Cemetery is located in Baker County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rye Valley Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Rye Valley.
        • The Rye Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Rye Valley Road Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rye Valley Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39369 <1>
      • Haines Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lime - Dixie Cemetery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lime - Dixie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lime - Dixie Cemetery is located in Baker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lime - Dixie Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39044 <1>

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

    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 Sparta Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1116462  (Sparta Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1116462 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: Sparta
      • County: Baker         Elev: 1269
      • Location given for GNIS #1116462 (Sparta Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #39446

    The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

    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 Baker, 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 Sparta Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8716, Longitude: -117.3269    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <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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