A visit to the Van Ornum Massacre Site ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Van Ornum Massacre Site. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Van Ornum Massacre Site (FG ID #2544975).
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 Van Ornum Massacre Site ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Ornum Massacre Site:
44.3339, -117.2456
The Van Ornum Massacre Site is located in Baker County<2>.
The county seat for Baker County is located in Baker City. Baker City lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Van Ornum Massacre Site .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Ornum Massacre Site.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Van Ornum Massacre Site.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Ornum Massacre Site, with the nearest first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lime - Dixie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hibbard Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rye Valley Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dell Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dell Cemetery is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brogan Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Brogan Cemetery is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galloway Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Washington County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Mann Creek Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- The Mann Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Creek Cemetery
- Durkee Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clarksville Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Malheur Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Washoe Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- The Washoe Cemetery is located in Payette County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Van Ornum Massacre Site.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Ornum Massacre Site, with the nearest first:
- Huntington
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lime ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brogan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jamieson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weiser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rye Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durkee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Payette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Washoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- China Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- China Town is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
- Malheur City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ontario
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Van Ornum Massacre Site. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Ornum Massacre Site.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Huntington
- Ontario
- Payette
- Vale
- Vale lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Van Ornum Massacre Site.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Weiser
- Weiser lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Van Ornum Massacre Site.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Weiser.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
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 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 Van Ornum Massacre Site:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Baker 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 Van Ornum Massacre Site:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2544975
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- Van Ornum Massacre Site) 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. |