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A visit to the Spray Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Spray Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.8301°   (44° 49' 48")

Lon:   -119.8113°   (-119° 48' 40")

The Spray Cemetery is located in Wheeler County<2>.

The county seat for Wheeler County is located in Fossil. Fossil lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Spray Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Spray Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Haystack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haystack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haystack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haystack Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Winlock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winlock Cemetery
    • The Winlock Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Cupper Canyon Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cupper Canyon Cemetery
    • The Cupper Canyon Cemetery is located in Grant County
  • Lonerock Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lonerock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lonerock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lonerock Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • Foppiano Family Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foppiano Family Cemetery
    • The Foppiano Family Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Lost Valley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lost Valley Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
  • Toney Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toney Cemetery
    • The Toney Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Toney Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Mitchell.
  • Monument Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monument Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monument Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monument Cemetery is located in Grant County
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Fossil IOOF Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fossil IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fossil IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fossil IOOF Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Caleb Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caleb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caleb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caleb Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Papersack Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Papersack Cemetery
      • The Papersack Cemetery is located in Gilliam County
    • Lower Mitchell Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Mitchell Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Camp Watson Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Watson Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Mary Waterman Grave
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mary Waterman Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mary Waterman Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mary Waterman Grave is located in Wheeler County
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Hardman Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardman Cemetery is located in Morrow County
    • Spanish Gulch Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spanish Gulch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spanish Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spanish Gulch Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
    • Hardman IOOF Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardman IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardman IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardman IOOF Cemetery is located in Morrow County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Spray Cemetery.

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

  • Spray
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Winlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
    • Winlock is located in Wheeler County
  • Kimberly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Wheeler County
  • Waldron ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
    • Waldron is located in Wheeler County
  • Kinzua ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
    • Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
  • Lonerock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
    • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
  • Monument
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fossil
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mitchell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hardman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
    • Hardman is located in Morrow County
    • Hardman has also been known as:
    • Dairyville
    • Dogtown
    • Raw Dog
    • Yaller Dog
  • Hamilton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Grant County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Mayville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Mayville is located in Gilliam County
    • Dayville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
      • Dayville is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <5>
    • Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heck and Gone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
      • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
    • Eightmile
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eightmile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
      • Eightmile is located in Morrow 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 Spray Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wheeler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Fossil
    • Fossil lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Spray Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fossil.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossil
  • Mitchell
  • Spray
    • Spray lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Spray 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 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 Spray 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 Spray Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1158631  (Spray Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1158631 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: Spray
    • County: Wheeler         Elev: 552
    • Location given for GNIS #1158631 (Spray Cemetery)

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

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 Wheeler, 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 things 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 Spray Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8301, Longitude: -119.8113       In this case, the coordinates for the Spray Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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